Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, is expected to appear in a Utah court Friday afternoon for what could be a consequential hearing in the case.
“A family member of one of the attorneys was present at the incident,” defense attorney Richard Novak told the court, according to a redacted transcript from the hearing.
“Law enforcement were actually deployed to the area with her safety and status in mind.”.
The daughter, a student at the university, was about 85 feet from where Kirk was seated, according to the documents.
The defense also implies in its motion to disqualify that the attorney’s office’s decision to pursue the death penalty so quickly in the case may have been related to the alleged conflict of interest.
“The rush to seek death in this case evidences strong emotional reactions” by the prosecution, the motion says.
In Utah, prosecutors have 60 days after an arraignment to file notice of intent to pursue the death penalty against a defendant. »
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