PROVO — Tyler Robinson, the southern Utah man accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk, made his first public appearance in court on Thursday.

Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder, a capital offense — and faces a potential death sentence if convicted — appeared in 4th District Judge Tony Graf’s courtroom. But the hearing had less to do with the actual crime Robinson is accused of, and focused more on public access to all his future court proceedings.

Robinson, 22, of Washington, Washington County, is accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 while Kirk was at Utah Valley University. Kirk, 31 — a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA — was sitting under a tent of an outdoor amphitheater-courtyard area at UVU, speaking in front of approxima

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