Contempt ruling hits Utah prosecutor as death-penalty option stays in Robinson case
TL;DR
A Utah County attorney spokesman was found in civil contempt for discussing evidence in the Robinson case on national television in violation of a pretrial publicity order, but Judge Tony Graf rejected removing the death penalty as a possible sanction. The ruling expands jury screening to reduce bias, keeping the death penalty on the table if Robinson is convicted, while decisions on courtroom media access and further appeals continue.
Topics:nationpolice-and-courts#civil-contempt#death-penalty#police-and-courts#pretrial-publicity-order#robinson-case#utah
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