The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will stand trial beginning in June 2028, a Utah judge announced Monday.

Fourth District Judge Tony Graf set aside 105 court days for Tyler James Robinson’s trial — about five months.

Graf’s decision fell between the two sides’ requests: Robinson’s defense team wanted a seven-month trial beginning in 2029, while Utah County prosecutors sought an earlier start and estimated the trial would take nearly four months.

Robinson, now 23, is facing seven criminal charges, including aggravated murder, in connection with Kirk’s Sept. 10, 2025, death. Robinson has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty if he’s convicted.

Graf determined in September that there was enough evidence for the case to move forward. In this next phase of the court case before the trial, both prosecutors and the defense will file pretrial motions that Graf will rule on. This essentially sets the ground rules about what evidence or witnesses can be presented to the jury during the trial.

Attorneys have already indicated that they expect to debate Utah’s death penalty laws, DNA testing methods and whether the case can be fairly tried in Utah County.

Jeffrey Neiman, an attorney for the Kirk family, urged the judge on Monday to stick to the trial schedule he announced.

Noting that victims have a right under the Utah Constitution to a speedy disposition of a case, Neiman said, “a trial in the summer of 2028 does not feel very speedy to the Kirk family.”

Robinson is expected to be in court again on Jan. 14.