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Posted on 10/20/2025 10:31:48 AM PDT by DFG
Utah County officials say the increased attention and public scrutiny of the death penalty case against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, contributed to their decision to pay more for Robinson’s defense compared to other capital cases they’re funding.
Robinson is accused of shooting Kirk, the controversial Turning Point USA founder, on Sept. 10 while Kirk was speaking in front of thousands at Utah Valley University. Utah County prosecutors charged him with seven counts, including aggravated murder, and he faces a potential death sentence if he’s convicted.
A judge has found that Robinson can’t afford his own attorney — so Utah County is now constitutionally required to foot the bill for his defense. Officials have estimated it could cost more than $1 million to fund both the prosecution and the defense.
But Robinson’s case isn’t the only death penalty-eligible case being prosecuted right now in Utah County. The state’s second-largest county is also currently paying defense costs for two other men who could face the death penalty if convicted.
Michael Aaron Jayne is a semitruck driver accused of intentionally crashing into a police car and killing a Utah police officer last year. Douglas Stewart Carter is a longtime death row inmate, accused in 1985 of killing the aunt of the then-Provo police chief; Carter’s conviction and death sentence was overturned due to police and prosecutor misconduct.
But attorneys for those men are being paid less than Kathryn Nester and her defense team who are representing Robinson, according to contracts released to The Salt Lake Tribune in response to a records request.
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That’s good, because we don’t want the verdict vacated for lack of competent counsel.
I’ll give them $5000 for that sweet Charger sitting in his driveway if that helps. I mean, if he’s not going to be needing it......
Dont want the other cases to be overturned because of this however.
“””That’s good, because we don’t want the verdict vacated for lack of competent counsel.”””
Ditto here. Also, that takes away an inadequate counsel appeal Tyler may have.
And that means Tyler has less times to appeal and thus the sooner he will be executed.
Wouldn’t it be simpler if they just executed him now? Where’s Jack Ruby when you need him?
I’m not surprised. This is by far the most high profile case they’ve had.
Trent Nelson or Katheryn Nelson? Looks like a transsexual freak.
I never thought of Charlie Kirk as “controversial.” Rather an editorial word there.
And maybe thirty years later they’ll shoot him.
Three rounds of .308 now would be a lot less expensive.
Candace Owens is helping him, too.
“And maybe thirty years later they’ll shoot him.”
Forty years gone by and killer Ralph Menzies is still alive:
“Appeal based on: Worsening dementia and a new competency claim.
Outcome: The Utah Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s denial of a competency reevaluation, and vacated his execution warrant in August 2025.
Current status: The case was remanded for further proceedings, which will likely include medical evaluations to determine his competency to be executed.”
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