Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old who prosecutors say murdered Charlie Kirk just scored a small legal victory in court and it’s all about optics, TMZ reports.
According to the report by Daily Mail, the judge in his murder case just ruled in favor of Tyler Robinson motion to wear street clothes at trial, instead of appearing in jail garb.
Robinson’s lawyers argued jurors might potentially view him as guilty if they saw him in a jail jumpsuit.
He was denied a different motion to appear in court without handcuffs or restraints … the judge rattled off a list of reasons why Tyler Robinson should be shackled for court appearances.
One thing both sides agreed on limits on video and photography inside the courtroom, which they said would protect Robinson’s right to a fair trial.
Robinson was not in court Monday, but the judge said Robinson will need to appear in person for his next hearing in January.
Kirk was shot and killed on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, UT last month … and, after an extensive manhunt, authorities took Robinson into custody.
Robinson allegedly confessed to the crime to his father, who then told a youth pastor who happens to work with the U.S. Marshals. Robinson ultimately turned himself in at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, around 10 PM on Sept. 11, the day after the shooting.
Utah prosecutors charged Robinson with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice.
He previously appeared in court via video call a few days after the shooting … showing no emotion while a judge rattled off the charges against him.