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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Craig Hoyle

Erika Kirk’s trial rights ‘not even close’ to her husband’s killer’s rights, say Utah lawyers

Charlie Kirk’s widow is unlikely to succeed in speeding up the murder trial of the man accused of killing her husband, because her rights as a victim are “not even close” to those of someone facing the death penalty.

That was the verdict from a range of Utah law experts canvassed by The Independent for their legal analysis of a court filing by Erika Kirk demanding speedy justice, over claims of “undue” and “unwarranted” delays.

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