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The Utah judge in the capital murder case against Tyler Robinson ordered briefing after a five-day preliminary hearing in early in July. He will hear argument on Sept. 1.
A previous jury's verdict for $17.8 million in actual damages still stands. Plaintiff's lawyers had asked the new jury for $90 million to $125 million in punitive damages.
The victim was prominent in drill rap, a subgenre of hip-hop music that celebrates violence and mocks death.
Also, four men in Florida were sentenced to life in prison on Monday for murdering a gang member and rapper known for his music videos mocking the deaths of rivals.
A jury in Los Angeles awarded $22.17 million in punitive damages on top of $176 million in compensatory for the deaths of two boys killed by a speeding SUV driver in 2020.
The man's son testified 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton pointed a gun at him. Prosecutors said he had a loaded 9 mm but never displayed it before he was shot.
Also, closing arguments are Monday in a civil wrongful death trial in Los Angeles and a murder trial in South Carolina involving a gas station owner who shot and killed a teenager.
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Closing arguments also begin Monday in another wrongful death trial over a Los Angeles police shooting in a clothing store that killed a teenage girl. I have video coverage of both.
I also have video of opening statements in the civil trial over a Los Angeles police shooting that killed a girl in a clothing store. Testimony continues Tuesday.
