Tyler Robinson's trial, charged with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will begin in the summer of 2028 at the Utah Court. The judicial decision aims to ensure the time needed to analyze more than three terabytes of data and millions of evidence files.
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09/11/2026
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Tyler Robinson, the young man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will begin trial in the summer of 2028, about three years after the murder. The decision was announced this Monday by the Utah District Court in the United States.
Last month, Erika Kirk's lawyers, the activist's widow, asked the court for the trial to take place as soon as possible, no later than October 4, 2027.
Robinson's representatives, on the other hand, asked for the trial to be in the first quarter of 2029, alleging a very large amount of evidence to be examined.
The prosecutors, in turn, proposed that the trial begin in January 2028, rather than take place during Thanksgiving holidays and Christmas.
According to Judge Tony Graf, quoted by NBC News, the established timetable – June 2028 – aims to “ensure that Mr Robinson and Mrs Kirk’s constitutional rights are respected at all stages of the process, that both parties are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve as human beings and that the right enshrined in the Sixth Amendment is protected”.
The judge also explained that both parties need enough time to analyze tens of thousands of evidence files, including about eight million digital elements and approximately 3.3 terabytes of data.
The selection of the jury will begin on June 21, 2028, he added.
Charlie Kirk, an American conservative political activist and Donald Trump's ally, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, at the age of 31, during an event organized by Turning Point USA, which he founded in 2012, at Utah Valley University, Utah State.
Kirk participated in a debate with students when he was shot in the neck from a nearby building.
Tyler Robinson, currently 23, was arrested the following day, on September 11, 2025, after surrendering to the authorities at the request of the family.
The young man faces several charges, including murder, and may be sentenced to the death penalty if found guilty. The case became one of the most media episodes of political violence in the United States.