The 22-year-old man accused of killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk earlier this month will appear in a Utah court Oct. 30, after a judge granted a request from his defence lawyer for more time to review “voluminous” evidence state prosecutors have compiled.

“There is a substantial amount of discovery in this case,” Chad Grunander, a prosecutor in the Utah County Attorney’s office, told the judge Monday in a court session to determine whether there was enough evidence to waive a preliminary hearing and go straight to trial.

Tyler Robinson faces a possible death penalty in connection with Kirk’s shooting. His court-appointed lawyer, Kathryn Nester, told Judge Tony Graf that she plans to seek a preliminary hearing, but wanted more time to review the evidence and asked for a delay

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