Judge keeps death penalty on the table in Tyler Robinson murder case
A Utah judge found one of the prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk murder case in contempt on Friday for violating a gag order by making comments to the media about the forthcoming murder trial of Tyler Robinson, but he declined to remove the possibility of the death penalty for Robinson. Robinson’s lawyers previously asked Judge […]
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A Utah judge found one of the prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk murder case in contempt on Friday for violating a gag order by making comments to the media about the forthcoming murder trial of Tyler Robinson, but he declined to remove the possibility of the death penalty for Robinson.Robinson’s lawyers previously asked Judge Tony Graf to hold Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard in civil contempt for comments he made to media outlets earlier this year, pushing back against claims that an ATF analysis of the bullet used to kill conservative activist Kirk exonerated Robinson. The ATF analysis of the bullet was inconclusive, meaning it did not rule out nor confirm a definitive match to Robinson’s rifle, something Ballard conveyed in his public statements.
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