Judge weighs camera ban as prosecutors seek death penalty in Charlie Kirk case
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Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, who made his first in-person appearance Dec. 11 in Provo under heavy security, arriving shackled but in street clothes. Judge Tony Graf is weighing media access after the defense and the Utah County Sheriff’s Office asked for a camera ban; at a closed Oct. 24 hearing he ruled Robinson may wear civilian clothes but must remain restrained and barred media from photographing the restraints, briefly halted a livestream after restraints were shown, and is balancing openness with fair‑trial concerns as a media coalition (and attorney Michael Judd) and victim Erika Kirk press for transparency.
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