Judge Orders Secret Hearing of Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer to be Made Public
“He will also be releasing the audio of that hearing but said it could take two weeks for that to be made public.”
Nothing about this case should be hidden from the public.
The New York Post reports:
Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson’s secret hearing to be made public after judge’s order
A Utah judge ordered a secret hearing be made public in the criminal case against Tyler Robinson for allegedly assassinating conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk.
Judge Tony Graf announced during a roughly 20-minute hearing held over video that a transcript for an Oct. 24 closed-door hearing in Robinson’s case will be released with certain redactions by the end of the day Monday. He will also be releasing the audio of that hearing but said it could take two weeks for that to be made public.
Robinson did not appear on screen during the video hearing, but was heard saying, “Yes, your honor,” when Graf asked him if he was present for the Monday hearing.
The Oct. 24 hearing was held in private to review whether Robinson would be allowed to appear in future hearings in civilian clothing and unshackled. Graf ruled that he could wear non-jail clothes but would have to remain restrained in court for safety reasons.
Earlier this month Robinson, 22, appeared in person in the case for the first time for his lawyers to argue that the press shouldn’t be allowed to film hearings in the case because it could prejudice potential jurors and lead to an unfair trial. However, several hours of the hearing was conducted in private outside of the presence of the press and the public.
Defense lawyer Staci Visser blasted media outlets, claiming they failed to follow Graf’s order when they allegedly captured Robinson on camera in his shackles.
“We don’t want the chaos that is out in the media in this courtroom,” Visser claimed at the time.
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Comments
Why would it take two weeks? I thought you could modify recordings faster than that with AI! Perhaps they need that time to sync up the lips on the video that goes with that audio?
We know what he looks like. We know what he’s accused of. We know he’s in a courtroom. At that point, whether he appears in a bathing suit or a full Hannibal Lecter handcart isn’t gonna prejudice me any more or less one way or the other.