FILE - Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court on Dec. 11, 2025 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Rick Egan-Pool/Getty Images)
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk is back in court on Friday as his attorneys seek to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments they made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body.
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Tyler Robinson’s defense attorneys accused prosecutors of going on a "media tour" to talk about the bullet and claimed it violated restrictions that the case should not be spoken about outside of court.
The other side:
Prosecutors said they had a right to speak about the case in order to correct misinformation given out by Robinson’s attorneys.
What they're saying:
Prosecutors claimed the ballistic information that was shared was preliminary and inconclusive.
The expert provided claimed they could not immediately match the bullet fragments with a gun allegedly used by Robinson.
Prosecutors claimed the information given out by Robinson’s attorneys spurred stories that speculated about their client’s possible exoneration.
"The rules expressly allow lawyers to set the record straight," Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard wrote.
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect due in court
The man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk is expected to appear in court Friday where his defense will ask a judge to ban cameras and other media equipment from the courtroom. LiveNOW's Christina Evans previews the court hearing with legal analyst Neama Rahmani.
What's next:
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. He has not yet entered a plea.
A key hearing in the case is scheduled for next month, when prosecutors must show they have enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Robinson’s attorneys have asked the judge to halt the proceedings while they appeal a June 1 order in which the judge declined to bar cameras from the courtroom.
The backstory:
Kirk was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem when investigators say Robinson fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away, striking Kirk, 31, and killing him. Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder for the killing of Kirk and could face the death penalty if convicted. '
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The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press and previous reporting by FOX.