A redacted transcript from a closed hearing in the Tyler Robinson murder case has been released, detailing discussions about courtroom security, Robinson's attire, and the use of shackles. The hearing focused on balancing Robinson's right to a fair trial with courtroom safety. Key arguments from the defense included requests for Robinson to wear civilian clothes and be unshackled during hearings.
PROVO — Ensuring Tyler Robinson 's right to a fair trial while still keeping everyone in the courtroom safe were the main topics of discussion during a closed hearing in October.On Monday, 4th District Judge Tony Graf ordered that a redacted transcript from Robinson's Oct.
24 hearing be released to the public. The 83-page document was released Monday afternoon.Robinson, 22, is charged with capital murder and faces a possible death sentence if convicted. He is accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 on the campus of Utah Valley University.On Oct. 24, attorneys for the state and Robinson held a hearing that a judge closed to the public to discuss such issues as Robinson being allowed to wear civilian clothes for all future hearings and whether he would be required to wear shackles during those hearings. Graf announced his decision on Oct. 27, ruling that Robinson can wear street clothes during all his pretrial hearings but has to remain in shackles.Monday, the transcript from that Oct. 24 meeting was released with some redactions. Most of the redactions involved courtroom security being discussed. The judge did not agree to some redactions requested by Robinson's defense team that they believed protected privacy interests and non-party participants, and portions of the transcript they claimed may jeopardize his right to a fair trial.Robinson was present in the courtroom for the closed hearing, according to the transcript."If he's going to be in this courtroom and we're going to have a secure courtroom, but it's going to be broadcast to the world, he should not be depicted as a jail inmate. He should be depicted as a citizen of the United States with a presumption of innocence. And that is why we believe he should be able to appear in street clothes that also are consistent with the court's standards for what kinds of clothing individuals can wear," defense attorney Richard Novak argued in court.Novak also argued Robinson should be unshackled during his hearings because he has not shown he's a threat to anyone in the courtroom."The state has offered no specific evidence that he presents a risk to anybody in the courtroom or to himself by being unshackled," he argued.He further addressed the state's notion that Robinson needs to remain shackled for his own protection because of the intense public interest the case has generated."There's a reference to, you know, unstable people coming to the courthouse, to conspiracy th
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