Robinson, 22, may face the death penalty if convicted of killing Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10. He appeared in court wearing a blue dress shirt and tie and was seen occasionally taking notes during the hearing on Friday.
“Specifically, Mr. Robinson seeks to take evidence in a closed setting regarding the unfairly prejudicial and misleading media coverage and the improper statements of government officials in order to avoid republicizing the same. Mr. Robinson also asks this court to take evidence regarding the privacy violations detailed in the ‘motion to exclude cameras’ in a closed setting, to, again, avoid reiterating the violative material,” according to defense filings.
