Erika Kirk’s latest court filing seeks to stop defense delays in the assassination trial of her late husband Charlie Kirk — a case in which the defendant, Tyler Robinson, has yet to enter a plea.
Erika’s attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, filed a court document asking the judge overseeing the trial to enforce Erika’s right to a speedy trial, arguing that there have been “undue delays” in the progress of the case.
“The Utah Code affords victims of a crime ‘the right to a speedy disposition of the charges free from unwarranted delay caused by or at the behest of the defendant,'” Neiman wrote in the filing, according to Fox News.
“This Court is tasked with the critically important function of ensuring the Defendant has a fair trial, but this Court must also do so while balancing Mrs. Kirk’s right to a speedy trial and therefore this Notice invokes Mrs. Kirk’s rights under applicable Utah Code,” the filing continued.
Neiman noted that Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder, “believed in the importance of the United States Constitution,” and while the Constitution “guarantees criminal defendants many rights, it does not guarantee them the right to cause undue delay in the criminal justice process.”
Robinson’s defense team claims the Utah County Attorney’s Office has a conflict of interest in the case due to a Utah County prosecutor’s daughter being present at Utah Valley University when the assassination took place. They are currently working to get the office booted from the case.
The prosecution says the family member saw nothing direct and a conflict of interest has not been established. They’ve also accused the defense of stall tactics.
At Robinson’s last court appearance, Judge Tony Graf said there wasn’t sufficient evidence yet to warrant the expulsion of the office, but has notably allowed Robinson’s team to begin examining witnesses in relation to the supposed conflict of interest.
Robinson has been charged with murdering Kirk, a 31-year-old husband and father of two, on September 10 at Utah Valley University. At the time he was shot, Kirk was taking questions from people in the crowd who disagreed with him on politics.
The state has made clear that they intend to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted.
Related: Tyler Robinson Had Another Day In Court. Here’s The Latest In The Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial.
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