Tyler Robinson trial date set in Charlie Kirk case

A trial date has been set for Tyler Robinson. He's the man accused of assassinating conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Yeah, this comes more than a year after Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Fox's Amalia Roy is live from Provo, Utah tonight with the latest on this. Amalia. Good afternoon. We have jury selection starting June 21st, 2028. And Judge Tony Graf says that he has reserved 105 trial days that will put the end of the trial around late October 2028. Now in deciding this schedule, Judge Graf had to weigh sharply different timelines from all the parties involved. This trial setting and case management orders intent is to ensure that the constitutional The constitutional rights of Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Kirk are upheld at every junction. Each party is treated with the dignity and respect they are due as they are human beings and that the Sixth Amendment right is protected. Robinson faces multiple charges, the most serious being aggravated murder, a capital felony, meaning he is eligible for the death penalty. Last month, there was a three-hour hearing to decide the trial schedule where the defense requested a start date of late 2029. The defense arguing that because it's a capital case, they need more time to prepare and manage attorneys' conflicting schedules, predicting a six- to seven-month-long trial. The prosecution proposed starting in January of 2028 to avoid any holiday disruptions. Meanwhile, an attorney for the Kirk family urged for a trial as early as October of 2027. So when deciding this timeline, Judge Graf was weighing all of these interests at once. This date allows for hearings after Mr. Novak's expected federal trial gives counsel 49 calendar days, seven weeks after questionnaires are due on May 3rd, 2028, and gives the parties a date for securing witnesses and experts. Now, after the ruling today, Erika Kirk did release a statement over X, calling the June 2028 start date as disappointing, but also thanked people for their prayers during this rough time for her family. Now, Judge Graf also said that if any party wants to push the start date back even further, that Erika Kirk does have the right to weigh in. In Provo, Utah, Amalia Roy, Fox 10 News.