Tyler Robinson

Tyler Robinson's defense hopes to bar reporters and the public from parts of the July 6-10 preliminary hearing, which will feature the most significant presentation of evidence to date.

Media and public access have been a dominant issue during the early stages of the high-profile case.

Defense witnesses in the prosecution of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk say conjecture about the case is making it impossible to have a fair trial. The testimony came as attorneys for Tyler Robinson on Friday urged a Utah a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom.

Robinson’s defense team says they need time to review an enormous amount of material and a bullet analysis from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that could contribute to his defense.

The big debate in this case continues to be media access and what’s available publicly. In April, the defense will make its case that cameras should be banned from the courtroom.

Tyler Robinson’s defense argued that the prosecuting team had a conflict of interest and should be kicked off the case. Judge Tony Graf said there was no evidence to support that.

The 18-year-old daughter of one of the Utah County prosecutors working the case was at the UVU event where Charlie Kirk was killed. The daughter said she’s “totally fine” now, but the defense argues it muddies the decision to seek the death penalty.

One of the prosecutors working the case has an 18-year-old daughter who was at the Utah Valley University event where Charlie Kirk was shot. Robinson’s defense team wants the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office kicked off the case.

Two media attorneys reviewed the transcript and told KUER that the October hearing in question for Charlie Kirk’s accused killer could have happened mostly in public.

About a page's worth of words of the 80-page October transcript was redacted for security reasons. The scope of redactions is smaller than what Robinson’s defense team originally requested.

The hearing dealt with public and media access in the high-profile case, as well as a gag order. Robinson’s attorneys are pushing to limit media, including cameras in the courtroom.

The 22-year-old accused of murdering Charlie Kirk is presumed innocent until proven otherwise, Judge Tony Graf said, and therefore will be dressed as someone presumed innocent.