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Luigi Mangione due in court as he seeks dismissal of state charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is due in court Tuesday as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges thrown out in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They argue that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy.
Also to be decided: a trial date and whether the state case or federal case will go first.
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In a written decision, Judge Gregory Carro said that although there is no doubt that the killing was not an ordinary street crime, New York law doesn’t consider something terrorism simply because it was motivated by ideology.
“While the defendant was clearly expressing an animus toward UHC, and the health care industry generally, it does not follow that his goal was to ‘intimidate and coerce a civilian population,’ and indeed, there was no evidence presented of such a goal,” Carro wrote.
Hope the rest of the trial goes with as much sense as this
That's huge. That was a big charge and the prosecutors really wanted it.
Brave Little Hitachi WandHell yes. Now the guy just has to keep them from proving he did it. Honestly feels doable
The Velour FogI for one was marathoning Mario Party with him that morning. All the best people are saying it!
I mean it's super super tenuous that he did it in the first place. Again they ethier got him through illegal means or just framed a guy and both feel equally likely in this case with how hard the prosecution keeps dropping the ball.
I understand why they tried to throw those charges in, but I don’t like the inconsistency of doing so.
I agree this is a sensible outcome.
The emphasis on "intimidate and coerce a civilian population" is interesting. Seems to imply billionaires are not considered part of the civilian population. As they shouldn't be.
Before we go giving the legal system a pat on the back for that, that's not really what's happening. The law is written with a high level of provable intent in mind, and that's the only way it could possibly pass 1st Amendment muster. It's really, really hard to prove anyone intended to intimidate anyone.
That is not how I read it. If he had shot and left a note saying "fuck billionaires" or "fuck CEOs" then it would be terrorism because he would be threatening them. But his problem was just this guy. It was plain murder / revenge.
The internet made him a champion of "anti billionaires" against his will
Seth TaylorYep. Maybe this is irelevant to US law, but I'm in Romania (European Union member) at the moment and here discriminating against someone based on wealth (wealthy/poor) is a hate crime (as is discriminating based on gender, age, orientation, etc). So at the most it'd be a hate crime. The terrorism charges were politically motivated.
An even more convincing engraving would’ve been something like “The working class is finally coming for the billionaires. None of you are safe.” or similar.
You can’t intimidate a dead man.
Is it normal for judges to make comments that are worded like the defendant is guilty?
Right? I thought that was odd, too.
They should have said something like, "The prosecution hasn't established a motive for the crime to justify a terrorism charge," or something similar.
But I'm not a lawyer, so it's possible (maybe probable) that it's fine to reference the defendant's motives in reference to the prosecution's claims.
It's good to see things simmer back down to reality after all the inflammatory politically-motivated accusations. Everyone deserves a fair trial.
I believe Luigi is the killer, and he should be regarded as a hero. The slaying of Brian Thompson was a honorable and heroic act.
Killing a man who did the evil and destructive work of Healthcare CEO has literally saved the lives of hundreds or maybe even thoudands of United Health customers who would have had their lifesaving care denied.
If you are lucky enough to be chosen for jury duty, please study Jury Nullification
And make absolutely sure that they don't suspect you will be doing jury nullification. They won't allow you to be on the jury if you do.
'I believe in the letter of the law laid out by our true and just government. Also every social media post I ever made was just a shit post and I have matured as an adult last week.'
Think that will work?
No. It won't.
If you say the words "jury nullification" before you're selected, you'll 100% be disqualified. If you say it after you're selected... you'll probably still be disqualified. There's really no reason at all to say those words anywhere near an actual jury. But you can explain the idea, carefully, and maybe not too explicitly.
A jury is the final arbiter of the law. If you decide that throwing a sandwich does not constitute assault, then it's not assault.
They need to link to your social media posts to YOU. My Lemmy accounts are made with temporary emails. In fact, I stopped using reusable emails unless I absolutely have to. Also I was active on facebook (I only made a facebook account because of the pestering of my family many years ago. But I didn't use it much until years later... and even then, just for a few years, and then I stopped. I stopped using it for a long ass time. I have yet to delete my account though). There was that dumb trend online of many people using their real identities, which I kinda fell for until I realized how colossally stupid it was.
Basically if I had to conceal my lemmy posts (which is my main online social media) I just need to delete my cache and cookies and there is no way for them to find them on my phone or my other computers for them to search. I can deny ever having made any post and there is not a damn thing they can do about it. Even if they somehow want full records from ISP (and I use a VPN) I can just say I read everything and never posted.
Any recommendations for email? All the ones I find want my phone number or another email
Protonmail and tutamail are two examples that immediately come to mind. There are also some darknet emails that can be used to send and receive clearnet emails, but you will need tor network to access them
they are going to take a while in voir dire, probably going through hundreds juror at a time to see if any of them already havnt been consuming news of luigis arrest. it takes Hours to even go through 12 plus 3-6 alternates.( i was recently in JD and we sat there for like the whole day just doing it in the west.(like 7+hrs)
NateNate60It takes twelve to hang the accused but only one to hang the jury
Jury annulment is the better option here. Best option.
Acquittal is what happens when all twelve jurors vote "not guilty".
Conviction is what happens when all twelve jurors vote "guilty".
A hung jury is what happens when at least one of the jurors votes differently from the others.
Jury nullification is when the jury votes to acquit despite the obviousness of the guilt of the accused. It is not the best option. The best option is for the jury to acquit based on the fact that the evidence is honestly shit.
Though jurors are never required to disclose the reasons for their vote. Any one juror who votes "not guilty" and refuses to budge from that position despite the others voting "guilty" will cause a hung jury and prevent the accused from being convicted.
Hence, it takes twelve (unanimous agreement of all jurors) to hang the accused, and it also takes twelve to acquit them, but any single juror can choose to hang the jury by obstinately voting against the others.
I believe a CEO was murdered but I've seen zero evidence it was Luigi and all evidence points to another man of different height and build. Law enforcement and prosecution haven't even established that Luigi was even in the city, the photo used to identify him was proven to be 3 weeks olds at the time of the shooting.
If Luigi was the killer then he has 2 sets of clothes that look remarkably similar but distinctly different. Bit strange to commit murder in one outfit then continue to wear a similar outfit in public.
given that said "murder" resulted in countless healthcare claims being approved, chances are he saved countless lives.
The cops have totally botched this case. No piece of evidence is not tainted, and that perp walk is enough to bias any jury. He should be let free (for a myriad of reasons).
Lmao that helicopter perp walk with the giant sniper/assault rifle guys. Transparently obvious what they were trying to accomplish
I remain unconvinced they even got the right fucking guy
If they did, I suspect they caught him via illegal methods. The story doesn’t add up.
Amongst many other oddities and inconsistencies, the evidence chain of custody was absolutely fucked six ways from Sunday
Which means the actual killer effectively got away with it. Good. I hope he lives a long and quiet life.
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jordanlundAnyone looking at the terrorism charge knew it was bullshit, but check this:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/luigi-mangione-terrorism-charges-dropped
"“Counts 1 and 2, charging defendant with Murder in the First Degree (in furtherance of an act of terrorism) and Murder in the Second Degree as a Crime of Terrorism, are dismissed as legally insufficient,” Carro wrote. “The People presented legally sufficient evidence of all other counts, including Murder in the Second Degree (intentional).”"
They didn't just toss the terrorism addendum, they tossed two of the murder charges with the terrorism rider.
Luigi did what he did in defense of all of us.
He should be freed.
TrackinDaKrakenExcellent news. Now the prosecution needs to find and convince 12 people that he did it. I'm not sure they have the evidence to do that.
Free Luigi! Find the real killer!
NatakuNoxLuigi and I were hanging out in California that morning. He's clearly being rail roaded.
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tired_n_boredWhere’s the evidences?!
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Litigation Calendar
https://www.luigimangioneinfo.com/
Tuesday, 9/16, 9 a.m.: People v. Mangione (NY State), 100 Centre Street, Part 32, New York, NY 10013
Friday, 12/5, 11 a.m.: USA v. Mangione (NY Federal), 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 110, New York, NY 10007
TBD: Commonwealth v. Mangione (PA State), 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
Unfortunately, they don't. You can be charged in State, Federal, and Military jurisdictions for the same offense - provided that the charge is applicable in each jurisdiction.
My own opinion is that the federal charges are super weak here. They only exist because Luigi is accused of "crossing state lines." So far as I'm aware, interstate travel isn't illegal. The fact that interstate travel occurred before and/or after a crime was committed shouldn't make that a federal crime. Otherwise, everything is a federal crime.
Words are cheap. Defense lawyers are supposed to make every plausible argument, even if they know it will be rejected. This is mostly for appeal purposes. They don't want their client to be in a position 20 years from now where the Supreme Court overturns the dual sovereign doctrine; but their client cannot take advantage of it because his trial lawyers failed to preserve the issue.
Also, as the Judge points out, there is state double jeopardy law that is stronger. However, it is procedurally too early to attempt to invoke it.
Perfect, thank you.
Isn't that basically what his defense is arguing though? That without sufficient jurisdiction, it's effectively double jeopardy, and the federal government is only bringing a case forward because they want the death penalty to be on the table
If they were arguing against federal jurisdiction, they would be arguing against federal jurisdiction, not saying that it "amounted to" double jeopardy. The judge has still left the double jeopardy argument open, though.
Right. If he had brought the body across state lines, then I believe that might trigger it as federal.
But i could be wrong.
The only thing I can think of that they might have to hook federal charges on is if they're saying he crossed state lines as part of a plan to commit a crime, where that plan was executed (pun intended).
I found a live feed of the "stakeout" at the courthouse:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmblURNkSA
I guarantee he'll end up shanked to death. There is no way they're leaving him alive, and due process has its pitfalls.
But random prison violence? Could always happen...
Nah—the danger he represents is not as an individual but as an example. His fate needs to serve as a deterrent, and apparently unrelated random violence doesn’t have that effect.
Need to find a way for him to fall out of an 11th story window in a prison.
By all accounts he's very popular with other prisoners. Might be tough for someone to get to him, and especially tough to get away alive if they do attack Luigi