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Court Investigation Index

This memo maps State of Utah v. Tyler Robinson court threads without asserting any living person committed a crime or knew of the assassination in advance. Robinson is charged, not convicted.

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QuestionPage
What is the case number and charges?Case Overview
Who is the judge?Judge Tony Graf · Lunnen vacancy
Who represents Robinson?Defense Team
Who prosecutes?Prosecution Team
Where is he held?Utah County Jail
What is the FBI/ATF withholding fight?Discovery & Brady
Why can't witnesses talk?Gag Orders & Sealing
When is the preliminary hearing?Preliminary Hearing
Did the bullet match the rifle?Ballistics ATF
Jailhouse informant transport?Jaxson Fox
Miranda before Discord messages?Discord Evidence · Mirandize hub

Case roster (from court records & research file)

RoleName
Presiding judgeTony F. Graf Jr.
Prior bench (vacancy)Robert Lunnen (retired Aug 1, 2025)
Lead defenseKathryn Nester — Nester Lewis PLLC
Co-counselMichael Burt, Richard Novak, Staci Visser (reported)
County AttorneyJeffrey S. Gray
DeputiesChad Grunander, Ryan McBride, Lauren Hunt, David Sturgill, Christopher Ballard
Case No.251403576 — Fourth Judicial District, Utah County
CustodyUtah County Jail, Spanish Fork — Booking #460956

Highest-signal court disputes

  1. ATF inconclusive on autopsy bullet jacket vs seized Mauser — defense cites as exculpatory; prosecution still pursues capital charges (ballistics page).
  2. Discovery stall — FBI/ATF files since September 2025; reported 600k-document dump; defense continuance vs prosecution push to hearing (discovery page).
  3. Gag order Dec 16, 2025 — issued on court's own motion per reporting; June 2026 Ballard contempt for media statements (gag page).
  4. Miranda Sept 11 vs Sept 12 — Bates 003996-R2 at 6:25 PM; Discord ~7:57 PM (mirandize hub).
  5. March 10, 2026 seal motion — media coalition opposes sealing ATF-related defense filing.

Parallel sections (do not duplicate)

Laws (Charlie Kirk)

Brady material indexes, sealed warrant logs, and unedited Bates 003996-R2 video are records the Charlie Kirk Investigation Laws may compel.