Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers urged a judge Thursday to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers urged a judge Thursday to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy.
The attorney for suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione filed a new court motion seeking to have evidence suppressed and charges against her client dropped.
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December, have filed a motion to dismiss the New York state murder charges against him, arguing that the case and federal charges against him mean he faces double jeopardy.
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