US judge holds prosecutor in contempt in Charlie Kirk murder case
Key takeaways
- But Graf denied a defence request to take the death penalty off the table as a sanction for the violation.
- He said the problem could instead be resolved through the screening and questioning process for potential jurors, which is intended to weed out people who could be biased about the case.
- Robinson, a 23-year-old from southwestern Utah, has not yet entered a plea.
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Judge says comments to the media by prosecutors about defendant violate rules of what can be said outside of court.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Judge Tony Graf listens during a court hearing for Tyler Robinson in Provo, Utah, on June 12 [Francisco Kjolseth/Pool/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP Photo]By The Associated Press Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026The Utah judge presiding over the Charlie Kirk murder case has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made to media organisations about defendant Tyler Robinson.
On Friday, Judge Tony Graf said the comments violated his restrictions on what the two sides can say about the case outside of court.