Kathryn Nester, a veteran defense attorney with over 30 years of experience in federal and state courtrooms, has been appointed to represent Tyler Robinson, charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University earlier this month.

Nester previously led federal public defender offices in Salt Lake City and San Diego for more than a decade and has handled prior capital murder and complex fraud cases.

Background

Her law firm, Nester-Lewis, previously represented Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl, a case that drew national attention. Richins has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

Charges against Tyler Robinson

Robinson faces multiple serious charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm caus

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