"A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings. State District Judge Tony Graf said the transcript must be posted on the court docket by the end of the day. Attorneys for media outlets including The Associated Press had argued for details of the closed hearing to be made public."
"Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. They plan to seek the death penalty. Defense attorneys for Robinson in early October requested that he be allowed to appear in court in civilian clothes and without restraints, to prevent any bias against him among potential jurors."
State District Judge Tony Graf ordered that a transcript and an audio recording from an October closed-door hearing be posted on the court docket with limited redactions. The hearing addressed whether defendant Tyler Robinson, charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of Charlie Kirk, must be shackled during court proceedings. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. Robinson's defense asked that he appear in civilian clothes and without restraints to avoid juror bias, while Graf ruled he could wear civilian clothes but remain restrained under Utah court rules for safety and security reasons.
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