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Judge Delays BOMBSHELL Decision in Tyler Robinson Trial

2026-07-20 Entertainment
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Five days of testimony. A confession note. A redacted video. Dozens of exhibits. And at the end of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing, Judge Tony Graf didn't rule from the bench — he set oral arguments for September 1 and said a written decision could take weeks after that. Former homicide prosecutor Melba Pearson, the Resident Legal Diva, recaps the week's most consequential testimony — Lance Twiggs' recorded statement, the alleged confession note, the DNA fight, and the rooftop "sniper pad" evidence — and breaks down exactly why a delayed ruling in a case this serious isn't a red flag, it's standard practice for a capital case built to survive appeal. Subscribe: @ResidentLegalDiva on YouTube, Substack and socials Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@psycodays 2026-07-20

Erika was denied access to evidence because she has been fundraising and saying that Tyler is guilty before he has had the chance to defend himself. She wants money not closure.

256 13 replies
@jamesknauer540 2026-07-20

The judge saw that things just don't add up as stated by the prosecution.

123 5 replies
@Auntiekaren1 2026-07-20

I don’t understand why they paved over the crime site so fast. It felt weird right away & now it feels like a complete failure or done for a reason..

156 10 replies
@MrNitestorm1 2026-07-20

That campus cop that went to the roof , body cam "dies" before he finds "the screwdriver" with an unknown plain clothes officer, still unidentified. Oh and the .223 bullet found, equals the wound charlie suffered as opposed to a 30.06 which would have taken his head off

106 3 replies
@betqpublic9901 2026-07-20

They all knew it was phony Behavior after the shooting was opposite of what you'd expect when someone died

76 1 replies
@HauntedHawker 2026-07-20

Tyler Robinson is a Patsy, the official narrative is BS, plain and simple. For one thing, it’s way too complicated.

251 37 replies
@jdm3137 2026-07-20

This case shouldn’t even go to trial. What a farce.

86 9 replies
@cindyadams679 2026-07-20

Erica Kirk has made herself look guilty, so I don't buy for one second that she wants transparency!! She knew that the judge wasn't going to grant her motion, so she didn't have a problem asking for it to make it look good! I don't trust that woman AT ALL!! I couldn't stand Charlie Kirk, but to see the way that this woman has acted since he died, and the absolute circus that she turned his death into, you'd think that she hated him worse than I did!! Every single thing that she has done has been disgraceful and disgusting! The fact that Robinson will probably get the death penalty is just as disgusting to me!! He's obviously mentally ill and should be treated as such!!

65 4 replies
@nancyweiser1626 2026-07-20

Hunters that use similar rifles and 30-06 bullets have pretty much unanimously stated the outcome would have been much more catastrophic in severity with that bullet. Also the detective in charge at the onset of the investigation (who is no longer at that office) testified the shooter appeared to 'be in position' (prone on the rooftop) for an estimated 15 to 30 seconds. That would essentially mean Robinson is a marksman. Thus the conspiracy theories because nothing is adding up. It just does not seem likely that Robinson could have made that shot that fast from that trajectory with that bullet

50 2 replies
@flywithanangel 2026-07-20

The biggest surprise was the fabrication of the cops!!! Disgraceful!!

22 1 replies

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