Tyler Robinson - Defense Motion to Vacate or Continue Preliminary Hearing
Defense motion to vacate or continue the May 18–22, 2026 preliminary hearing, arguing the State has not produced the forensic discovery (FBI and ATF DNA and ballistics files) defense experts need to prepare. Counsel describes roughly 20,000 files and about 12 terabytes of electronic discovery still under review.
Key excerpts
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“In total, the defense has received approximately 20,000 files... The document and image files contain approximately 61,500 pages. The audio files are approximately 31 hours in total length. More than 5,000 video files contain more than 700 hours of video. The digital electronic discovery received on March 12, 2026, amounts to approximately 12 terabytes of data and over 600,000 files.”
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“I do not find there is any prejudice in setting a date for a preliminary hearing. It is not set in stone, and it certainly can be moved. (quoting the court’s December 11, 2025 statement)”