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.
Start by question
| Question | Page |
|---|---|
| What are 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 |
| Miranda before Discord messages? | Discord Evidence · Mirandize hub |
Case roster (from court records & research file)
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Presiding judge | Tony F. Graf Jr. |
| Prior bench (vacancy) | Robert Lunnen (retired Aug 1, 2025) |
| Lead defense | Kathryn Nester — Nester Lewis PLLC |
| Co-counsel | Michael Burt, Richard Novak, Staci Visser (reported) |
| County Attorney | Jeffrey S. Gray |
| Deputies | Chad Grunander, Ryan McBride, Lauren Hunt, David Sturgill, Christopher Ballard |
| Case No. | 251403576 — Fourth Judicial District, Utah County |
| Custody | Utah County Jail, Spanish Fork — Booking #460956 |
Highest-signal court disputes
- ATF inconclusive on autopsy bullet jacket vs seized Mauser — defense cites as exculpatory; prosecution still pursues capital charges (ballistics page).
- Discovery stall — FBI/ATF files since September 2025; reported 600k-document dump; defense continuance vs prosecution push to hearing (discovery page).
- Gag order Dec 16, 2025 — issued on court's own motion per reporting; June 2026 Ballard contempt for media statements (gag page).
- Miranda Sept 11 vs Sept 12 — Bates 003996-R2 at 6:25 PM; Discord ~7:57 PM (mirandize hub).
- March 10, 2026 seal motion — media coalition opposes sealing ATF-related defense filing.
Parallel sections (do not duplicate)
- Legal — Evidence Sealing 2026
- Law Enforcement — Court Proceedings
- Medical — Trial & Autopsy
- FBI — Discovery Delays
- After — Gag Orders
- Timeline — Sept 8–13
Laws (Charlie Kirk)
Brady material indexes, sealed warrant logs, and unedited Bates 003996-R2 video are records the Charlie Kirk Investigation Laws may compel.
Live watchlist from citizen investigators (2026)
Use this hub when new hearing days drop:
| Question | Start page | X/public signal (attributed) |
|---|---|---|
| Does ballistics match the rifle? | ATF / CBLA | Inconclusive ATF; Ballard contempt after publicity |
| Are DNA/lab raw files produced? | Discovery & Brady | Defense claims FBI/ATF withholding data files |
| What do phones show? | Twiggs Phone, Cellebrite | Unsealed texts; Cellebrite reference in hearing |
| Camera ID solid? | Cameras | Hull: roof figure lacks ID features (claimed) |
| Gag vs sunlight? | Gag Orders | Prelim open; Ballard contempt |
| Miranda timing? | Mirandize | Sept 11 vs 12 Bates exhibit fights |
Interesting In This Area
- The presiding judge was sworn in weeks before the shooting; this is reportedly his first case.
- The seat opened when the previous judge retired on August 1, 2025.
- The highest-signal dispute is a comparison that neither identified nor excluded the rifle.
- The second is a rights warning logged ninety minutes before the messages.
Interesting In Other Areas
- The 2026 timeline runs the docket beside everything happening outside it.
- Records this index calls unreleased are exactly what the proposed laws target.
Other Pages In This Section
6:25 PM Custody & the Discord Confession
If the rights warning came at 6:25 PM and the phone went into evidence, who typed the Discord messages at 7:57? A single login-IP record that nobody has published would settle it.
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Image: Sept 11 Grok Screenshot — Bates 003996-R2 Analysis
A second screenshot, kept because it explains in plain language what a Bates number is and why 003996-R2 became the most argued exhibit in the case. Preserved with OCR so the text survives the image.
Read thisBooking 460956 in Spanish Fork, restricted housing, remote appearances, and the jailhouse-informant process questions that follow from all three.
Read thisElsewhere In The Investigation
The court year. Judge Graf's rulings, the March fight to seal the inconclusive ATF report, the April discovery stall, a June contempt finding, and five days of preliminary hearing in July.
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Four federal laws modeled on the Epstein Files Act, drafted to force disclosure and mandate a real investigation. Every unanswered question in the aftermath is downstream of records nobody can compel today.
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Interesting
- A sitting prosecutor was reportedly held in civil contempt, with fees ordered against the state.
- Critics say the state revived CBLA, a test the FBI abandoned in 2005, after the non-match.
- The day's first suspect was a man dressed entirely in black, then dropped.
Related Areas
- Proof Not Tyler
- Gun & Bullet Evidence
- Tyler Robinson Trial
- FBI Discovery Delays
- Legal — Evidence Sealing 2026
- Timeline of Events