Judge in Charlie Kirk killing to rule on contempt, with death penalty eligibility possibly in balance | CNN

A Utah judge is set to decide Monday whether prosecutors violated a pretrial publicity order in the Charlie Kirk killing case.

The defense argues prosecutor Christopher Ballard's media interviews about a ballistics report violated the court's order prohibiting public comments.

If the judge holds prosecutors in contempt, the defense wants the death penalty removed as a possible punishment.

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A Utah judge in the case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk is set to rule Monday on a defense motion to find prosecutors violated a pretrial publicity order and hold them in contempt – with the defense asking to take the death penalty off the table if contempt is found.