The judge in Charlie Kirk's murder case denied suspected shooter Tyler Robinson's request to dismiss a county prosecutor involved in the trial.
Judge Tony Graf's ruling was made on Tuesday, February 24, and it's believed Robinson was able to listen to the hearing from jail.
Source: court tv/youtubeAs OK! reported, Robinson's team asked for the local prosecutor to be taken off the case, claiming they had "a conflict of interest" since an officer in the county attorney's office has an adult child who was in the crowd when the right-wing activist was fatally shot at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Due to the request, another hearing had been made, therefore delaying the case from going to trial.
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Source: @mrserikakirk/instagramIn fact, Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, made a court filing over the situation, accusing Tyler's legal team of causing "undue delay" with their dismissal request.
"[A]lthough the United States Constitution guarantees criminal defendants many rights, it does not guarantee them the right to cause undue delay in the criminal justice process," the mom-of-two's lawyer Jeffrey Neiman stated. "This Court is tasked with the critically important function of ensuring the Defendant has a fair trial, but this Court must also do so while balancing Mrs. Kirk's right to a speedy trial and therefore this Notice invokes Mrs. Kirk's rights under applicable Utah Code."