Provo (Utah, USA), 10 Nov. (LaPresse) – Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial in the summer of 2028. This was decided by Utah District Judge Tony Graf. Lawyers for the 23-year-old had proposed that the trial begin in 2029, but Graf came under pressure from Kirk’s family and supporters, including US President Donald Trump. The judge has scheduled 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on 21 June 2028. He stressed that these dates strike a balance between Robinson’s right to prepare his defence and the right of the widow, Erika Kirk, to a swift resolution of the case. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in connection with the killing of 31-year-old Kirk, which took place while the activist was speaking before several thousand people at Utah Valley University on 10 September 2025. If found guilty, Robinson could be sentenced to death. “A trial in the summer of 2028, three years after Charlie’s assassination, does not seem swift at all to the Kirk family,” Erika Kirk’s lawyer, Jeffrey Neiman, told the judge. In a statement released after the hearing, the Kirk family described Graf’s decision as a “delay” and said: “Every additional day without justice prolongs our family’s pain.”
USA: trial for Charlie Kirk murder set for summer 2028
Provo (Utah, USA), 10 Nov. (LaPresse) – Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial in the summer of 2028. This was decided by Utah District Judge Tony Graf. Lawyers for the 23-year-old had proposed that the trial begin in 2029, but Graf came under pressure from Kirk’s family and supporters, including US President Donald Trump. The judge has scheduled 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on 21 June 2028. He stressed that these dates strike a balance between Robinson’s right to prepare his defence and the right of the widow, Erika Kirk, to a swift resolution of the case. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in connection with the killing of 31-year-old Kirk, which took place while the activist was speaking before several thousand people at Utah Valley University on 10 September 2025. If found guilty, Robinson could be sentenced to death. “A trial in the summer of 2028, three years after Charlie’s assassination, does not seem swift at all to the Kirk family,” Erika Kirk’s lawyer, Jeffrey Neiman, told the judge. In a statement released after the hearing, the Kirk family described Graf’s decision as a “delay” and said: “Every additional day without justice prolongs our family’s pain.”