Judge To Make Ruling On Alleged Charlie Kirk Shooter Tyler Robinson’s Civilian Clothes Request After Tense Closed-Door Hearing
A Utah judge will decide Monday if accused assassin Tyler Robinson can appear in civilian clothes during future court appearances after a tense legal battle ended in a closed-door hearing Friday afternoon.
Lawyers for the 22-year-old alleged killer and state prosecutors met privately before District Judge Tony Graf after a secret Monday motion sought to block the defense’s bid to let Robinson — charged with gunning down conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk — ditch his shackles and prison duds for a suit in court.
In the classified filing, reportedly co-authored by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, prosecutors claimed the legal doc contained “secure information that might endanger personal and public safety if disclosed,” the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
On Tuesday, the defense pushed back, urging the judge to strike the state’s response, insisting it should come exclusively from the Utah County Attorney’s Office and not jointly filed with the sheriff’s office.
The state, in another filing Wednesday, argued that law enforcement has the legal right to respond to motions and that joint filings are “both appropriate and efficient,” noting that the sheriff’s office was specially asked to respond because it oversees court security, ABC 4 reported. (Read more from “Judge To Make Ruling On Alleged Charlie Kirk Shooter Tyler Robinson’s Civilian Clothes Request After Tense Closed-Door Hearing” HERE)
