(NewsNation) — The man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk was expected to appear in court Monday for a largely procedural hearing expected to formalize the appointment of his defense team.

Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.

The Utah state court system gives people accused of crimes an option to waive their legal right to a preliminary hearing and instead schedule an arraignment where they can enter a plea.

Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Robinson was arrested when he showed up with his parents at his hometown sheriff's office in southwest Utah, more than a three-hour drive from the site of the shooting, to turn himself in.

During the tr

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