New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
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A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is due in court Tuesday as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges thrown out in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They argue that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy.

Also to be decided: a trial date and whether the state case or federal case will go first.

  • Taldan@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    By all accounts he’s very popular with other prisoners. Might be tough for someone to get to him, and especially tough to get away alive if they do attack Luigi