Defense seeks to block death penalty over media comments
By The BriefBrief
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson asked a judge to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty over media comments about evidence.
WHO:Attorneys for Tyler Robinson
WHAT:Asked a judge to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty due to attorneys' media comments about a bullet fragment recovered from Charlie Kirk's body.
WHEN:Jun 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM ET
WHERE:Utah
WHY:The request was triggered by the attorneys' media comments about a bullet fragment and related speculation about the evidence.
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