The Brief A Utah judge said he needed more time to decide when to set the date of the trial for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing conservative speaker Charlie Kirk in September 2025. Robinson's defense initially proposed a tentative trial start date in the third quarter of 2029. Kirk's widow called the defense's timeline  grossly out of line  and filed a motion asking the court to schedule the trial at the earliest practicable date in 2027.



A hearing in Utah for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, ended Friday without the judge setting a date for the start of Robinson's murder trial.

What we know:

During the hearing, District Court Judge Tony Graf said he needed more time to decide when to set the start date for the trial despite months of pretrial proceedings.

Robinson is charged with seven charges, including aggravated murder, in connection with Kirk's death in September 2025. Prosecutors say Robinson was responsible for the killing, while defense attorneys have continued to challenge aspects of the state's case.

Dig deeper:

Graf heard arguments from Robinson's defense, prosecutors and Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, but said he needed to consider their positions. He set a new hearing for Nov. 9, according to a report from Reuters.

Graf will have the option to send the case to trial on a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. However, the aggravated murder charge makes Robinson eligible for the death penalty, which was added because of the risk of death to others created from the shooting, prosecutors say.

Robinson, 23, has pleaded not guilty to seven counts that he shot Kirk at a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Graf said his decision to approve the aggravated murder charge was based on the positions of several people in and around a tent where Kirk was speaking, among other factors.


Robinson's lawyers expect the trial to
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