Kirk Shooting Suspect Permitted to Wear Plain Clothes in Court
People mourn Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 12
Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesA judge in Utah said the 22-year-old man accused of killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk can wear civilian clothes in court rather than his jail fatigues, but he’ll have to appear with some form of physical restraints.
A defense lawyer for Tyler James Robinson argued that allowing the suspect to appear in plain clothes was necessary to “maintain the presumption of innocence” and protect his right to a fair trial. Judge Tony F. Graf agreed during a virtual court hearing Monday.