Defense lawyers claim a prosecutor’s daughter witnessed the assassination, demanding the entire office be thrown off the death penalty case. In a heated hearing in Provo on Tuesday, Robinson’s defense team went for the jugular. They pointed to the speed of the death penalty decision—made just days after the killing—as proof of an "emotional reaction" rather than a legal one. He flatly denied that the teenager’s presence at the rally influenced his decision to seek Robinson’s execution. The Death Penalty Shadow: The rush to seek the death penalty is the elephant in the room.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2026 06:08 UTC