There’s been a huge development in the Luigi Mangione trial. The man, arrested while eating a succulent American meal, has garnered lots of attention from legal observers and thirsty redditors over how his case is being handled. Starting with a heavy handed perp walk and Eric Adams presuming his intentions and guilt before trial, it was pretty clear that the government wanted to make an example out of him to assuage the anxieties of wealthy healthcare CEOs — they got so scared that they hired security en masse and even tried scrubbing their public facing information from the internet.
As far as his legal defense is concerned, Mangione has seen many wins: overwhelming support from those maintaining his innocence, a legal fund to aid in his defense, and several heavy charges being dropped. While terrorism charges were dropped last September, we noted that he could still face the death penalty because of his second degree murder charges. Today’s development changes that.
From New York Times:
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday ruled that prosecutors would not be able to seek the death penalty at the trial of Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive in 2024.
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Judge Garnett said in her opinion that two stalking charges against Mr. Mangione, one of which carried a maximum sentence of death, did not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence, and had to be dismissed.
You can hear his legal team here:
The legal team still has a tough battle ahead. Despite the warrantless search of his backpack, the judge ruled that the evidence seized may be used against him.
Now, the weightiest consequence he faces is life without parole. If it comes to that, good luck keeping the man behind bars:
A nation governed by the rule of law must abide in a way that gives due process to anyone accused of a crime. High profile cases like this may put liberty to the test, but they also show us who we are when it matters.
U.S. Judge in Mangione Case Drops Charge Carrying Death Penalty [NYT]
Earlier: Eric Adams Is Already Stepping On Luigi Mangione’s Due Process
Luigi Mangione’s Terrorism Charges Recently Dismissed
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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There’s been a huge development in the Luigi Mangione trial. The man, arrested while eating a succulent American meal, has garnered lots of attention from legal observers and thirsty redditors over how his case is being handled. Starting with a heavy handed perp walk and Eric Adams presuming his intentions and guilt before trial, it was pretty clear that the government wanted to make an example out of him to assuage the anxieties of wealthy healthcare CEOs — they got so scared that they hired security en masse and even tried scrubbing their public facing information from the internet.
As far as his legal defense is concerned, Mangione has seen many wins: overwhelming support from those maintaining his innocence, a legal fund to aid in his defense, and several heavy charges being dropped. While terrorism charges were dropped last September, we noted that he could still face the death penalty because of his second degree murder charges. Today’s development changes that.
From New York Times:
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday ruled that prosecutors would not be able to seek the death penalty at the trial of Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive in 2024.
…
Judge Garnett said in her opinion that two stalking charges against Mr. Mangione, one of which carried a maximum sentence of death, did not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence, and had to be dismissed.
You can hear his legal team here:
The legal team still has a tough battle ahead. Despite the warrantless search of his backpack, the judge ruled that the evidence seized may be used against him.
Now, the weightiest consequence he faces is life without parole. If it comes to that, good luck keeping the man behind bars:
A nation governed by the rule of law must abide in a way that gives due process to anyone accused of a crime. High profile cases like this may put liberty to the test, but they also show us who we are when it matters.
U.S. Judge in Mangione Case Drops Charge Carrying Death Penalty [NYT]
Earlier: Eric Adams Is Already Stepping On Luigi Mangione’s Due Process
Luigi Mangione’s Terrorism Charges Recently Dismissed
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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