Defense Team for Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Continues Trying to Stall
“His attorneys said they have not had enough time to go over the evidence and prepare, while prosecutors said a delay is unnecessary”
They claim this is an argument about media, but it just looks like a cynical strategy.
FOX News reports:
Charlie Kirk case stalls as accused shooter delays plea and eyes media limits
Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson returned to court Friday as his attorneys push to exclude news cameras and delay next month’s preliminary hearing months after he allegedly killed the conservative icon in front of thousands at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
His attorneys said they have not had enough time to go over the evidence and prepare, while prosecutors said a delay is unnecessary and laid out four categories that the evidence will be broken into. The defense also argued that allowing cameras in the trial would hinder Robinson’s ability to receive a fair trial, while prosecutors combated that claim.
Following the lengthy hearing, Utah 4th District Court Judge Tony Graf did not provide a ruling. He plans to issue a response during a hearing on May 8 at 3 p.m. MT on whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial and whether the preliminary hearing will be delayed.
Robinson was seen briefly smiling after Graf’s decision.
Graf also addressed the gag order in the case after the defense filed a motion this week asking him to hold two Utah County prosecutors in civil contempt for allegedly violating the court’s gag order.
Graf warned attorneys that violating the court’s publicity order could bring sanctions ranging from fines to jail time to removal from the case.
Robinson arrived at the courthouse on Friday morning in an armored vehicle with a police escort. Fourteen SWAT members also arrived as snipers set up on surrounding rooftops.
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Say that your client is guilty without saying your client is guilty.
Your honor, there is a Mt Everest of evidence against my client and we simply haven’t had enough time to file stall briefs over all of it.
“Robinson arrived at the courthouse on Friday morning in an armored vehicle with a police escort. Fourteen SWAT members also arrived as snipers set up on surrounding rooftops.”
We protect leftist murderers way better than we protect Republican presidential candidates.
He’s not valuable enough to anyone in this world to get shot.
It’s not as though he can get up on the roof and snipe himself
An old defense lawyer mantra is “Delay is Better than Disaster.”
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