Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with Robinson facing potential death penalty

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Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with Robinson facing potential death penalty

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A judge has sent the Charlie Kirk murder case to trial, with the defendant Robinson facing the possibility of the death penalty. The decision follows arguments about whether the shooting endangered others, which affects sentencing severity.

Robinson's lawyers tried to block a trial, arguing that prosecutors failed to show Kirk's shooting placed others around him at risk of death. That's an aggravating factor under the law that makes Robinson eligible for the death penalty

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