A Utah judge ruled that Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, can still face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
Robinson's lawyers asked Judge Tony Graf Jr. to toss the death penalty option, arguing that it would be an appropriate sanction against prosecutors who they allege talked about the case outside of court, in violation of a gag order. By striking the state's notice that it would pursue the death penalty, Robinson's lawyers argued in their filing, the court would demonstrate that the court's orders and ethical rules are to be followed.
