US EditionLuigi Mangione's lawyers seek to block death penalty in pivotal NYC federal court hearing
Defense argues death penalty removal due to alleged conflict of interest involving Attorney General Pam Bondi, with legal fund donations exceeding $1.4 million, defense said.
- Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is set to appear in a New York City federal court on Friday, where his lawyers will try to bar the death penalty.
- Mangione's lawyers aim to get the murder by firearm charge thrown out, as it allows the federal government to seek the death penalty, and argue that evidence from his backpack should be excluded.
- They claim prejudice in Mangione's arrest portrayal and a conflict of interest involving the attorney general's previous lobbying ties with UnitedHealthcare's parent company.
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No 'Crime of Violence?': Attorneys Spar Over Statute Forming Basis for Death Penalty in Mangione Case
A federal defender from Washington D.C., appeared in Manhattan court on Friday pro hac vice to urge the judge overseeing Mangione's federal case to dismiss two counts in his indictment. He argued the stalking charges don't qualify as crimes of violence and she must therefore dismiss the death-eligible charges.
Luigi Mangione must appear on Friday before a federal court for a crucial hearing in his struggle to prevent the government from demanding the death penalty against him for the murder of the executive director of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson. Mangione’s lawyers argue that the authorities damaged his case by turning his arrest in December 2024 into a “Marvel movie” show and by publicly declaring his desire to see him executed even before he w…
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