Defense Cannot Compel Out-of-State Star Witness Lance Twigs to Utah Preliminary Hearing

What was said

"The defense was trying to get a court order to compel him from another state to come into the state of Utah to testify. And that's a big deal. A lot of people don't really realize that that you can't just subpoena someone from another state and force them to come into a different state to testify because you're essentially forcing them to cross state lines. You have to get a court order of need."

Legal analyst Ashley explains that the defense's attempt to compel key witness Lance Twigs to physically appear at Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing in Utah was legally unfeasible. Twigs, who received text messages and a letter allegedly confessing to the shooting, was granted use immunity and will testify via video instead. The panel suggests this is partly a PR strategy by prosecutors to address conspiracy theories, though Twigs can still be compelled to appear at trial.