Utah prosecutors ask judge to shut down delay tactics in Charlie Kirk assassination case

Utah prosecutors are asking the justice overseeing the lawsuit against Charlie Kirk's accused assassin to cull a defence effort to further postpone a preliminary proceeding astir 9 months aft the suspect's arrest.

Lawyers for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson person asked Judge Tony Graf Jr. to propulsion backmost the regular proceeding arsenic they entreaty his denial of their question to prohibition quality cameras from the high-profile case.

"Defendant cannot amusement that a enactment is indispensable to forestall further prejudice from media sum of his preliminary hearing, erstwhile this Court has already recovered that helium failed to amusement that a nationalist preliminary proceeding would prejudice him astatine all," Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard wrote successful a tribunal filing Saturday.

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Tyler Robinson appears during a proceeding successful Fourth District Court successful Provo, Utah, connected Dec. 11, 2025. He is accused of the execution of Charlie Kirk. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)

Robinson's attorneys filed an entreaty with the Utah Supreme Court and past asked Graf to propulsion backmost the proceeding portion they await a response.

"Nor tin Defendant amusement that helium is apt to prevail connected entreaty (assuming 1 is granted), oregon that a enactment is not adverse to the nationalist involvement successful the punctual disposition of transgression trials," Ballard added. "Moreover, determination is nary request for this Court to enactment the proceedings pending disposition of the petition for interlocutory appeal. If the Utah Supreme Court concludes that specified a enactment is warranted, that tribunal tin enactment the proceedings."

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Charlie Kirk spoke astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah, connected Sept. 10, 2025, during his "American Comeback Tour." (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Robinson was arrested successful September 2025 successful transportation with the assassination of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University.

Much of the grounds prosecutors program to usage has already been revealed publicly, according to Ballard, and Robinson's defence hasn't proven a "realistic likelihood of prejudice" if the proceeding is unfastened to the public, helium added.

The preliminary hearing, an aboriginal measurement successful galore transgression cases, has not yet been held, and arsenic a result, Robinson has not yet entered a plea.

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Charlie Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was changeable and killed during his "American Comeback Tour" quality astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah, connected Sept. 10, 2025. People ran aft shots were fired astatine the field event. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

The proceeding requires prosecutors to amusement they had probable origin to apprehension the defendant, thereby allowing the lawsuit to proceed toward trial.

The proceeding was astir precocious delayed from the week of May 16 to the week of July 6.

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Typically, to beryllium granted a enactment successful a Utah transgression case, the defence indispensable amusement a likelihood that their entreaty volition prevail, a likelihood of "irreparable harm" that outweighs immoderate harm to immoderate different enactment — and that the enactment "is not adverse to the nationalist interest," according to Ballard's filing.

Turning Point USA laminitis Charlie Kirk was changeable and killed during an lawsuit successful Utah connected Thursday. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Reuters)

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He argued that Robinson's lawyers haven't met immoderate of those criteria.

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"Defendant indispensable fulfill each 3 elements," helium wrote. "He hasn’t satisfied adjacent one. In fact, helium ignores this rule."

Not lone bash delays wounded the prosecution, Ballard argued, they besides wounded Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow and the designated victim's advocator successful the case. She has invoked the victim's close to a speedy proceedings nether Utah law.

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Attorneys for 2 groups of media outlets, 1 of which includes Fox News and Fox News Digital, are besides expected to record a effect to Robinson's entreaty this week.

In a separate, 51-page filing, Robinson's defence besides asked the justice to artifact hearsay grounds astatine the hearing, arguing that Utah laws that licence it are unconstitutional.