US EditionCharlie Kirk's Accused Assassin's Lawyers Question Link Between Bullet From Autopsy and Rifle Found Near Scene
Defense lawyers say an ATF review could not conclusively link the autopsy bullet to the rifle, and they want 6 more months to prepare.
- Tyler Robinson is accused of killing activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and faces aggravated murder charges with a victim-targeting enhancement.
- Robinson's attorneys have requested a delay in the preliminary hearing to review over 600,000 files, including DNA reports and evidence from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , citing constitutional rights and fairness.
- The defense argues the ATF could not definitively link the bullet from Kirk's autopsy to the rifle found near the crime scene and awaits further analysis and case files.
- Evidence includes a bolt-action rifle, DNA reports under analysis, text messages purportedly showing Robinson's confession, while the defense plans to challenge media coverage and seek restrictions on courtroom cameras.
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The conservative influencer Charlie Kirk had been killed in September during a public debate in Utah. Suspect Tyler Robinson had been denounced by his father after several days of cavalry.
Bullet that killed Charlie Kirk can't be linked to suspect's alleged rifle: defence documents
LOS ANGELES -- Investigators probing the murder of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk cannot connect the bullet that killed him with the rifle they believe the sole suspect used, US court papers filed by the defence show.
Los Angeles (USA), 31 Mar (EFE).- Tyler Robinson's lawyers, accused of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, asked the Utah court for more time to review evidence that, according to the defense, cast doubt on the link between the crime bullet and the rifle attributed to his client. With this argument Robinson's legal team requested in a motion filed on Friday, to postpone for six months the preliminary hearing scheduled for May. The b…
Assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Suspect's Defense Underlines the Fragility of Ballistic Expertise
It is impossible to confirm that the bullet that killed the trumpist influencer Charlie Kirk comes from the rifle used by the suspect, according to recent judicial documents submitted by his lawyers to claim a delay in order to prepare his defence.
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