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Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors
Defense alleges conflict of interest due to a prosecutor’s child attending the shooting event and questions the prosecution’s swift move to seek the death penalty.
- On Friday, Tyler Robinson, 22-year-old defendant, is due back in Utah County court as his lawyers seek to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office from prosecuting the case.
- The defense points to a parent–child link as the basis for its disqualification motion, noting an 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the September 10 event and texted the attorney, a connection first raised at a sealed October 24 hearing.
- Prosecutors say text messages and DNA evidence connect Robinson to the killing, and Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray asked District Judge Tony Graf to deny disqualification, citing hearsay and no material witness.
- Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted, and District Judge Tony Graf has restricted media from publishing images showing Robinson's restraints.
- A preliminary hearing scheduled to begin May 18 will last three days, while defense attorneys argue the alleged tie "raises serious concerns about past and future prosecutorial decision-making.
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson seeks to disqualify prosecutors from case
The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event last September returned to court on Friday as his defense attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors in the case over an alleged conflict of interest.
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