Utah defense seeks to bar death penalty after prosecutor's public ballistics comments
TL;DR
Defense lawyers for Tyler Robinson asked a Utah judge to remove the death penalty from consideration if prosecutors are found in contempt for speaking to media about a bullet fragment found at autopsy in the Charlie Kirk murder case; prosecutors say the remarks clarified public information and did not violate a pretrial publicity order. The judge is expected to rule on contempt and other preliminary-hearing issues by June 22, with Robinson not yet having entered pleas.
- Tyler Robinson’s attorneys urge judge to block death penalty if prosecutors are found in contempt CNN
- Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty PBS
- Tyler Robinson’s attorneys ask court to rule out death penalty in Charlie Kirk assassination NBC News
- Utah prosecutor testifies that media interviews were meant to counter misinformation in Charlie Kirk case The Salt Lake Tribune
- Did Tyler Robinson prosecutors violate gag order? The Hill
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