PROVO, Utah >> The Utah trade school student charged with murdering right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk made a brief court appearance today, where his new legal defense team confirmed they will seek a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to a trial.

Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the single rifle shot from a rooftop sniper’s perch that took Kirk’s life on September 10 while Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was addressing a crowd on a university campus in Orem, Utah.

Robinson, arrested after a 33-hour manhunt, has been jailed without bond on charges of aggravated murder and several other criminal offenses, and prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Robinson’s court-appointed lawyer, Kathry

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