SALT LAKE CITY — Tyler Robinson, accused of shooting Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week , is expected in court for the first time Tuesday afternoon.

Before he was taken into custody, Governor Spencer Cox and President Donald Trump were calling for the death penalty.

"He’s going to be found guilty I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty,” Trump said.

"We’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need, affidavits ready, so that we can pursue the death penalty in this case, and that will happen,” Governor Spencer Cox said during a press conference.

FOX 13 News spoke with Utah criminal defense attorney Clayton Simms about whether this case meets the criteria for capital punishment.

“It's not a traditional death penalty case where there'

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