Luigi Mangione withdraws plans to use psychiatric defense in state murder case

Luigi Mangione's lawyers make 'bizarre' about-face that leaves expert floored

CNN correspondent Kara Scannell was left flummoxed after accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione's legal team moved to withdraw their plan for a psychiatric legal defense on Thursday — just a day after having submitted it to the court in the first place."This is like 24 hours. It's a rev...

Luigi Mangione's attorneys reverse course, say they won't pursue a psychiatric defense

The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.

Shock as Mangione lawyers withdraw psychiatric defence

Luigi Mangione's lawyers will no longer pursue the defence he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" when he shot and killed a health company chief.

Luigi Mangione bails on psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case

Luigi Mangione has withdrawn his psychiatric defense ahead of his murder trial in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with no explanation given.

Luigi Mangione Abruptly Drops 'Extreme Emotional Disturbance' Defense Claim in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Murder Trial — Just One Day After Filing

It's unclear how Luigi Mangione plans to fight the charges of murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione's legal team withdraws psychiatric defense in New York murder trial

Luigi Mangione's legal team says they withdrew a psychiatric defense​​ in his New York state murder trial one day after telling the court they would use it.