ndants' proposed schedule, Mr. Kirk's two children, who were one and three at the time he was murdered, will be six and eight years old by the time the trial concludes,  Neiman wrote in a court filing.  They will face the uncertainty of this criminal proceeding longer than they had their father in their lives. 

Robinson's attorneys said in court filings this week that they must sift through tens of thousands of files turned over by prosecutors. They plan extensive investigations into Robinson's life in a search for mitigating factors that could influence his sentence if convicted, and to devote  substantial time  to issues such as jury selection.