US EditionLuigi Mangione’s lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
Terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione were dismissed due to legal challenges, but murder and weapons charges remain as the case proceeds in New York courts.
- Luigi Mangione's lawyers filed a motion to block the death penalty in his case, arguing that it violates his due process rights according to the court filing.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024.
- Public officials condemned Thompson's murder, but many Americans sympathized with Mangione, citing frustrations with high healthcare costs and health insurer practices.
- If the death penalty is allowed and Mangione is convicted, the same jury would decide on execution, according to US District Judge Margaret Garnett's comments about the trial process.
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Defense wants death penalty off table in killing of health care CEO
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a “Marvel movie” spectacle and by publicly declaring their desire to see him executed. Read more...
Mangione lawyers seek to bar death penalty
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione's lawyers urged a judge Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a spectacle…
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Le Journal de QuebecLuigi Mangione's lawyers are calling for the death penalty to be dropped.
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WTX NewsLuigi Mangione's lawyers call on judge to block the death penalty
In a new court filing, his legal team argues federal prosecutors have "violated Mr Mangione's constitutional and statutory rights" and the case for the death penalty has been "fatally prejudiced" after comments made by US President Donald Trump.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers attack Pam Bondi for turning his arrest into a 'Marvel movie' that fatally prejudiced his case
"There has never been a situation remotely like this one where prejudice has been so great against a death-eligible defendant," Mangione's team argued.
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