泰勒·罗宾逊被控开枪杀人，他的辩护律师已经被任命为他的代理律师保守派活动家查理·柯克本月早些时候在犹他大学露面时。
凯瑟琳·内斯特根据与犹他郡委员会的合同被选为罗宾逊的代表，该委员会为无力支付私人律师费用的被告指定律师。
“这一行动履行了委员会的宪法责任，以确保被指控犯罪的个人——他们无法负担法律代表——获得合格的辩护，”犹他州官员在宣布任命的声明中说。
22岁的罗宾逊已经被控严重谋杀犹他州县检察官上周宣布，持枪造成严重身体伤害的重罪，妨碍司法公正，两项证人篡改罪和在儿童面前犯下暴力罪行，他们打算寻求死刑。
根据其律师事务所网页上的传记，辩护律师内斯特此前曾担任盐湖城和圣地亚哥联邦公共辩护律师办公室的负责人超过10年。
她的律师事务所内斯特·刘易斯，代表了另一名被告在一个备受瞩目的犹他州案例中:犹他州的母亲库里·里钦斯被控谋杀她的丈夫服用了致命剂量的芬太尼，然后她写了一本关于她丈夫去世后的悲伤的儿童书籍并自行出版。辩称无罪的Richins还没有接受审判。
内斯特的简历说，她有30多年在联邦和州法院审理案件的经验，包括以前的死刑谋杀案和复杂的欺诈案。
罗宾逊被关押，不得保释。他的下一次出庭定于9月29日。
Attorney appointed for Tyler Robinson, man charged with fatally shooting Charlie Kirk
A defense attorney has been appointed to represent Tyler Robinson, who is charged with shooting and killingconservative activist Charlie Kirkduring an appearance at a Utah university earlier this month.
Kathryn Nester was chosen to represent Robinson under a contract with the Utah County Commission, which appoints lawyers for defendants who cannot afford private counsel.
"This action fulfills the Commission’s constitutional responsibility to ensure that individuals accused of a crime—who cannot afford legal representation—are provided with a qualified defense," Utah County officials said in a statement announcing the appointment.
Robinson, 22, has beencharged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County prosecutors announced last week, saying they intend to seek the death penalty.
Nester, the defense attorney, previously served as the head of the federal public defender offices in Salt Lake City and San Diego for over 10 years, according to a biography on the webpage of her law firm.
Her law firm, Nester-Lewis,has represented another defendantin a high-profile Utah case:Kouri Richins, the Utah motheraccused of murderingher husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl, who then wrote and self-published a children's book on grief following her husband's death. Richins, who has pleaded not guilty, has yet to go to trial.
Nester's bio says she has over 30 years of experience trying cases in federal and state courtrooms, including prior capital murder cases and complex fraud cases.
Robinson is being held without bond. His next court appearance is set for Sept. 29.
