罗宾逊的团队辩称，案件复杂且证据量大，意味着他们需要大量时间准备审判。
Mr Robinson’s team argued that the complexity of the case and the volume of evidence meant they needed significant time to prepare for a trial.
检方预计任何刑事审判将持续约四个月，而罗宾逊的团队表示他们正为长达六至七个月的审判做准备。
Prosecutors expect any criminal trial would last around four months, while Mr Robinson’s team said they were preparing for a trial to take six to seven months.
2025年9月10日，柯克在犹他州一所大学校园举行的一次广受欢迎的“反驳我”辩论活动中与学生辩论时，被一枪击中颈部身亡。
Mr Kirk was killed by a single shot to the neck while he was debating students at one of his popular “Prove Me Wrong” events at a university campus in Utah on Sept 10, 2025.
这位右翼活动家的死引发了对美国进入政治暴力新时代的担忧。特朗普将2024年总统大选中赢得青年选票归功于柯克，称这位网络红人是“真理和自由的烈士”。
The death of the Right-wing activist prompted concerns about a new era of political violence in the US. Mr Trump, who credited Mr Kirk with helping him secure the youth vote in the 2024 presidential election, said the online influencer was “a martyr for truth and freedom”.
检方在7月的庭前听证会上指称，现场监控录像显示，柯克遇害当天，罗宾逊在犹他谷大学校园内走动。他们声称另一段录像显示，他爬上屋顶，趴在碎石上爬行，随后片刻后步行逃离。罗宾逊的团队否认监控录像中的人是他。
Prosecutors alleged in a pre-trial hearing in July that CCTV footage from the scene showed Mr Robinson walking around the Utah Valley University campus on the day Mr Kirk was killed. They claimed separate footage showed him scrambling to a rooftop, crawling along the gravel on his front, and then fleeing on foot moments later. Mr Robinson’s team denied the man in the CCTV footage was him.
罗宾逊的前恋人兰斯·特维格斯还指称，被告在枪击案发生的第二天表示，他希望自己“当时没干那事”。在庭前听证会上播放的一段警方录音访谈中，特维格斯说，2025年9月11日，罗宾逊在他们合租的公寓里来回踱步。
Lance Twiggs, Mr Robinson’s former lover, also alleged that the defendant said he wished he “hadn’t done it” the day after the shooting. In a recorded interview with police, which was played at the pre-trial hearing, Mr Twiggs said Mr Robinson was pacing around their shared apartment on Sept 11, 2025.
他说，两人当天晚些时候进行了一次谈话。“他有点哭出来，说他希望当时没干那事，然后就继续到处走动、忙活，我想是为了让自己忙碌或分散注意力之类的，”特维格斯说。“他最后说他会跟父母谈谈，或者自首，”他补充道。
He said the pair had a conversation later that day. “He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it, and then kept going around and just doing stuff, I think to keep himself busy or distracted or something,” Mr Twiggs said. “Eventually he said that he would talk to his parents or turn himself over,” he added.