Martha Harris

The county's top prosecutor, Jeff Gray, took the stand Friday.

He disagrees there's a conflict of interest.

The 18-year-old didn't see the shooting and says she wasn't traumatized.

The attorney and his daughter are expected to take the stand next month.

For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Provo, Utah.

One of the Utah County prosecutors working on this case has an 18-year-old daughter who was at the event where Kirk was shot.

Robinson's defense team argued that personal connection could cause bias.

They say that's especially risky since this is a death penalty case.

The defense thinks this means the entire Utah County Attorney's Office should be kicked off the case.

The county's top prosecutor, Jeff Gray, took the stand Friday.

He disagrees there's a conflict of interest.

The 18-year-old didn't see the shooting and says she wasn't traumatized.

The attorney and his daughter are expected to take the stand next month.

For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Provo, Utah.

Tyler Robinson's family sat in the front row of the gallery.

His mother wiped away tears as he was brought in court in handcuffs.

The hearing dealt with the ongoing fight about public and media access in this high-profile case.

Attorneys for news organizations are asking to be able to argue against any future restrictions to access.

Defense attorney Stacey Visser said she had concerns about giving the media that status.

The defense also wants to ban cameras entirely in the courtroom.