Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, will be allowed to wear plain clothes at his court appearances rather than a jail jumpsuit, a Utah judge ruled Monday. But, the judge ruled, Robinson can still be visibly shackled when he’s in the courtroom.

Robinson’s defense attorneys had asked 4th District Judge Tony Graf to allow their client to wear civilian clothes during his court hearings, and to appear unshackled, in order to preserve his rights to a fair trial and not taint a potential jury. They argued that the case has received intense and unrelenting worldwide attention, and that their request was necessary to maintain his presumption of innocence and protect his rights.

Utah County prosecutors opposed that request and argued that jail clothing assists with

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