Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to disqualify prosecutors
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Tyler Robinson, charged with the aggravated murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah rally, faces a motion from his defense to disqualify prosecutors due to a conflict of interest involving a deputy county attorney's daughter who attended the event.
- Defense attorneys argue the prosecutors' close connection to a witness at the shooting and their quick move to seek the death penalty indicate bias, while prosecutors and legal experts doubt the disqualification will succeed without clear evidence of prejudice.
- The deputy attorney's daughter witnessed the aftermath but not the shooting itself, and prosecutors maintain she is neither a material witness nor a victim, asserting the prosecution team can fairly handle the case.
- If disqualified, the case could be transferred to another county or the state attorney general’s office
