Full Trial Audio: UT v. Tyler Robinson: Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Motions Hearing - Jun 26 2026
Jun 26, 2026 · 51 min · 21 segments
Full Trial Audio: UT v. Tyler Robinson: Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Jun 26, 2026 · 51 min · 21 segments
Turning to defendant's motion for an order to show cause for contempt of court and state's objection to defendant's request to remove the death penalty.
The court will read the ruling, but omit reading the citations, which will be included in the written ruling, which will be uploaded to the docket later today.
The court will begin reading its order.
This matter comes before the court on defendant Tyler James Robinson's motion for order to show cause for contempt of court.
Defendant asked this court to hold Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard in civil contempt for allegedly violating the court's pretrial and trial publicity order originally entered on September 16, 2025 and amended on December 15, 2025.
The court has thoroughly reviewed the pleadings, affidavits, declarations, and exhibits submitted by both parties, including defendant's motion, the declaration of counsel, the state's opposition, defendant's reply, the state's opposition to defendant's request to move the death penalty, and defendant's response thereto.
Furthermore, the court has considered the testimony and evidence presented during the evidentiary show cause hearing held.
on June 12th, 2026, where Deputy County Attorney Ballard and Utah County Attorney Jeffrey S.
Gray testified under oath.
The court has independently determined the facts and applied the law to ascertain whether civil contempt has been proven by clear and convincing evidence.
This case involves a high profile capital prosecution of Tyler James Robinson, who was charged with the aggravated murder of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, which allegedly occurred at Utah Valley University.
Because this case has garnered immense national and international media attention, this court recognized early in the proceedings that pretrial publicity could severely compromise the defendant's right to due process in a fair and impartial jury trial.
To protect the fundamental constitutional rights of both defendant and the state, this court sua sponte issued a protection order retrial and trial publicity on September 16, 2025.
The order explicitly stated that lawyers who have participated, who are now participating, or who will yet participate in the investigation or litigation of this case in any way shall abide strictly by rule 3.6 of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct.
The order further incorporated Rule 3.6A's prohibition against making an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or should reasonably know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
Following a motion by the state for clarification regarding the term witness, the court issued an amended order on December 15th, 2025, clarifying the scope of the attorney's duties to instruct their respective teams.
Turning to defendant's motion for an order to show cause for contempt of court and state's objection to defendant's request to remove the death penalty.
The court will read the ruling, but omit reading the citations, which will be included in the written ruling, which will be uploaded to the docket later today.
The court will begin reading its order.
This matter comes before the court on defendant Tyler James Robinson's motion for order to show cause for contempt of court.
Defendant asked this court to hold Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard in civil contempt for allegedly violating the court's pretrial and trial publicity order originally entered on September 16, 2025 and amended on December 15, 2025.
The court has thoroughly reviewed the pleadings, affidavits, declarations, and exhibits submitted by both parties, including defendant's motion, the declaration of counsel, the state's opposition, defendant's reply, the state's opposition to defendant's request to move the death penalty, and defendant's response thereto.
Furthermore, the court has considered the testimony and evidence presented during the evidentiary show cause hearing held.
on June 12th, 2026, where Deputy County Attorney Ballard and Utah County Attorney Jeffrey S.
Gray testified under oath.
The court has independently determined the facts and applied the law to ascertain whether civil contempt has been proven by clear and convincing evidence.
This case involves a high profile capital prosecution of Tyler James Robinson, who was charged with the aggravated murder of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, which allegedly occurred at Utah Valley University.
Because this case has garnered immense national and international media attention, this court recognized early in the proceedings that pretrial publicity could severely compromise the defendant's right to due process in a fair and impartial jury trial.
To protect the fundamental constitutional rights of both defendant and the state, this court sua sponte issued a protection order retrial and trial publicity on September 16, 2025.
The order explicitly stated that lawyers who have participated, who are now participating, or who will yet participate in the investigation or litigation of this case in any way shall abide strictly by rule 3.6 of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct.
The order further incorporated Rule 3.6A's prohibition against making an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or should reasonably know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
Following a motion by the state for clarification regarding the term witness, the court issued an amended order on December 15th, 2025, clarifying the scope of the attorney's duties to instruct their respective teams.
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