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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file to dismiss state charges, citing double jeopardy law
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Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson fo
Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson following his federal guilty plea. Mangione pleaded guilty on 14 August to federal charges in Thompson’s grisly death outside a Manhattan hotel on 4 December 2024. The shocking plea came less than a month before his state murder and weapons trial, which had been scheduled for 8 September.
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