The Brief A Utah judge ruled against Tyler Robinson's defense team and will allow hearsay evidence during July's preliminary hearing. Robinson's attorneys were trying to block hearsay evidence, which may include prerecorded testimony from Robinson's roommate and former lover Lance Twiggs, the medical examiner's report, federal DNA and ballistics reports and more. Kirk was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem when investigators say Robinson, 22, fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away, striking Kirk, 31, and killing him.



Lawyers for Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson were back in a Utah courtroom Monday as the judge ruled on several motions filed by the defense team.

Judge rules hearsay evidence will be allowed at Robinson's preliminary hearing, dealing a blow to the defense

Judge Tony Graf ruled against Tyler Robinson's defense team and will allow hearsay evidence during July's preliminary hearing.

Graf said that while the hearing is a  critical stage of the criminal process,  it's not a trial.

 The court does not understand this principle to mean that constant constitutional protections are categorically inapplicable at a preliminary hearing. Rather, because a preliminary hearing serves the limited purposes of determining whether probable cause exists, the scope and operation of a particular constitutional protection must be evaluated in light of that purpose,  he said.

Robinson's attorneys were trying to block hearsay evidence which may include prerecorded testimony from Robinson's roomate and former lover Lance Twiggs, the medical examiner's report, federal DNA and ballistics report and more.

Judge postpones key ruling on whether death penalty can be removed as sanction

Judge Graf delayed his ruling on a potential gag order violation and death penalty removal sanction to Friday, when another hearing will be held at 8:30 a.m. local time.

Robinson's defense team is trying to get the death penalty taken off the table as an appropriate sanction after prosecutors talked about the case while not i

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