"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."
"If Judge Gregory Carro permits the state case to go forward, Mangione's lawyers have said they want him to dismiss terrorism charges and bar prosecutors from using evidence collected during Mangione's arrest last December, including a 9 mm handgun and a notebook in which authorities say he described his intent to "wack" an insurance executive. Prosecutors want the judge to force Mangione's lawyers to state whether they'll pursue an insanity defense or introduce psychiatric evidence of any mental disease or defect he may have."
"Mangione has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in the Dec. 4, 2024, killing. Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting Thompson from behind as he arrived for an investor conference at the New York Hilton Midtown. Police say "delay," "deny" and "depose" were scrawled on the ammunition, mimicking a phrase commonly used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims."
Luigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in state court as lawyers seek to dismiss state murder charges and argue that a parallel federal death-penalty prosecution amounts to double jeopardy. The court will decide trial timing and whether the state or federal case proceeds first. The defense asks to dismiss terrorism counts and bar evidence from his December arrest, including a 9 mm handgun and a notebook allegedly describing intent to "wack" an insurance executive. Prosecutors ask the court to require disclosure of any insanity defense or psychiatric evidence. Mangione pleaded not guilty to multiple murder counts. Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from behind, and police said ammunition was scrawled with "delay," "deny" and "depose."
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