A Utah judge on Monday pledged that the criminal proceedings against Tyler Robinson will be conducted transparently and in full view of the public, stressing that the rights of the accused and of the victims will be upheld as the high-profile case moves forward.
Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the single rifle shot from a rooftop sniper’s perch that claimed the life of conservative leader Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 while Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was addressing a crowd on a university campus in Orem, Utah.
“These proceedings will be open to the public, conducted in accordance with the law, and handled with diligence and competence to ensure that justice is never compromised,” Utah 4th District Judge Tony Graf in Provo said from the bench in a Monday hearing that aired on Newsmax.
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