Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Tyler Robinson to Face Trial and the Death Penalty

Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Tyler Robinson to Face Trial and the Death Penalty

I’m pretty sure that Utah has the option of using a firing squad.

FOX News reports:

Tyler Robinson to face trial in Charlie Kirk assassination as judge keeps death penalty on table

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.

Robinson pleaded not guilty to all charges moments after Judge Tony Graf issued the ruling. Graf also ruled that prosecutors may continue seeking the death penalty in the case. He found that the state established probable cause for the victim-targeting allegation, allowing the capital sentencing enhancement to move forward.

“Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, this evidence is sufficient at this stage to support a reasonable belief that the defendant is the individual who shot and killed Charlie Kirk,” Graf said.

Graf emphasized that the standard at a preliminary hearing is not whether prosecutors have proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt, but whether there is enough evidence to send the charges to trial.

“Whether the state can prove the aggravating circumstance beyond a reasonable doubt remains for trial,” Graf said. “Count one is bound over for trial.”

The judge also sided with prosecutors on the victim-targeting allegation against Robinson, concluding that the state had established probable cause for the allegation.

Graf ultimately ordered Robinson to stand trial on all seven charges: aggravated murder; felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury; two counts of obstruction of justice; two counts of witness tampering; and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.

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