Robinson was ordered Tuesday by Judge Tony F. Graf to appear via Webex for a hearing at 3 p.m. Friday in Provo’s 4th District Court. Graf has yet to rule on the defense’s March 27 motion to postpone the preliminary hearing, which cites the large amount of evidence and the time needed to review it. The state says it is ready to move forward as scheduled.

Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, faces seven criminal charges, including aggravated murder, after he allegedly shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Robinson filed a motion Friday claiming the state intends to introduce testimony and exhibits in the preliminary hearing that would not be admissible at trial and asked the court to seal that evidence.

The Utah County Attorney’s Office filed notice Friday that it intends to introduce DNA evidence against Robinson at the preliminary hearing but said if doing so forces a continuance, it is prepared to move forward as scheduled by presenting non-DNA evidence.

“The state has made this decision after concluding that the other evidence it intends to introduce is more than sufficient to establish probable cause for bindover,” the notice said.

Prosecutors also responded last Thursday to an April 16 motion from Robinson requesting county prosecutors be held in contempt of court.

The defense alleged the county prosecutors violated the pre-trial publicity order by responding to media outlets about a claim from the defense in the March 27 motion that an ATF ballistics report was “unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson.”

The state responded that it was setting the record straight in face of “unduly prejudicial publicity,” because the defense had misstated the results of the ATF analysis.

“Defendant’s statement contained a material omission: that the ATF was unable to identify or exclude the bullet as having been fired from the rifle,” the state said.