Unlike his first court appearance on September 16, when he appeared via video feed from jail, Robinson was not visible on camera on Monday. Under Utah state law, defendants do not enter a plea until after the preliminary hearing. Graf set another status conference for October 30, and Nester indicated Robinson would be in court in person for that session. Kirk's assassination, captured in graphic video clips that went viral on the internet, unleashed a wave of partisan finger-pointing and deepened fears about rising political violence in the United States. In it, Robinson allegedly said of Kirk, "I had enough of his hatred."