At the request of his defense team, Robinson participated from the Utah County Jail and was not shown on camera.

Defense attorney Kathryn Nestor said the defense does not intend to forgo a preliminary hearing but requested resetting the waiver hearing to a later date to give time to gather discovery material.

The request was granted by Judge Tony Graf, who moved the hearing date to 10 a.m. on Oct. 30. The defense agreed to have Robinson attend the hearing in person.

Robinson, of Southern Utah, faces seven criminal charges, including aggravated murder, after he allegedly shot and killed Kirk, a conservative activist, with a rifle at a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University in Orem.

A 10-page charging document filed by Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray on Sept. 16 accused Robinson of intentionally targeting Kirk because of Robinson’s perception of what Kirk’s political beliefs were. Gray also told reporters the state intends to pursue the death penalty.

County prosecutor Chad Grunander said in court Monday there is a “voluminous” amount of discovery in the case and the state will be prepared to provide the defense the discovery it relied upon to charge Robinson within five days of the defense’s request, in accordance with state law.

“We met this morning with the defense team briefly in our office to talk about discovery and the process. So we’ll be working together,” Grunander said. “There is a substantial amount of discovery in this case.”

Grunander also said there are several witnesses yet to be identified that will be used in the state’s case because the shooting occurred in front of 2,000 to 3,000 students at Utah Valley University.

Graf said it is not the expectation to share all the witnesses up front but asked for the defense to be informed when they are identified.

Graf also used the hearing to provide guidance and expectations as the case moves forward, stating it is Robinson’s constitutional right to be protected at every stage of the trial.

“He sits before this court presumed innocent, and that presumption remains unless and until each element of every offense charged against him is proved beyond a reasonable doubt,” Graf said.

The judge also called for counsel to fulfill their roles with “integrity, civility and diligence,” regardless of whether “the nation or a single individual” is watching the trial.