Overview
- Utah Judge Tony Graf is set to decide Friday whether to keep cameras in court and whether to delay Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing now scheduled for May 18.
- Robinson’s lawyers seek a full camera ban and at least a six-month continuance, citing prejudicial coverage and more than 600,000 files they say they must review, including DNA analysis.
- Media outlets, prosecutors, and Erika Kirk support continued filming to counter conspiracy theories and to maintain public trust in a case that drew national attention.
- Graf already tightened access after pool videographers broke orders by airing shackles, taking close-ups, and picking up private lawyer-client audio, so cameras were moved to the back of the courtroom.
- Prosecutors argue they can show probable cause without DNA at this stage, pointing to surveillance video, a note they say is a confession, and DNA-consistent material on the rifle and cartridges in a case where they plan to seek the death penalty.