"Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk's Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. Prosecutors with the Utah County Attorney's Office plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. Robinson has not yet entered a plea. An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the campus event where Kirk was shot."
"The child, whose name was redacted from court filings, later texted with their father in the Utah County Attorney's Office to describe the chaotic events around the shooting, the filings from prosecutors and defense lawyers state. Defense attorneys say that personal relationship is a conflict of interest that "raises serious concerns about past and future prosecutorial decision-making in this case," according to court documents."
Tyler Robinson faces an aggravated murder charge in Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus. Prosecutors with the Utah County Attorney's Office plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the rally and later texted their father about chaotic events. Defense attorneys contend that the personal connection creates a conflict of interest and point to a perceived rush to seek the death penalty as evidence of emotional prosecutorial decision-making, seeking disqualification of the prosecution team. Thousands attended the outdoor rally; the child did not witness the shooting but reported hearing a loud sound.
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