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Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson must stand trial: 8 takeaways from judge's ruling, lawyers' arguments

Judge keeps death penalty on table

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter

6. Defense claims prosecutors are asking the court to 'speculate'

Visser also argued that the prosecution is asking the court to “speculate that with this configuration of gun, that would impact the reliability of the shot, the accuracy of the shot, and then speculate that this individual, the shooter, knew about that. These are not inferences. This is speculation. This is a prime example of speculation.”

The attorney pointed to the screwdriver found on the roof that reportedly had Robinson’s DNA, noting that there will likely be hearings about DNA evidence in the future. 

“But the state goes on to ask this court to infer that the rifle was taken apart and put back together with the screwdriver,” Visser said, arguing that the state didn’t show how this would happen with a screwdriver. 

“This is just speculation,” she asserted. 

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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