Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty over shooting of insurance CEO
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Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting dead Brian Thompson, the CEO of a US health insurance company, in New York in 2024.

In short:

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of stalking and killing US health insurance CEO Brian Thompson is expected to plead guilty in a federal court case against him.

The move could lead to double jeopardy in a separate state case arising from the same alleged incident.

What’s next?

Mr Mangione is due in court on Friday, local time, for a hastily scheduled hearing in the federal case.

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    2 days ago

    In January, US District Judge Margaret Garnett took the death penalty off the table but ruled that prosecutors could use items collected from Mr Mangione’s backpack during his arrest as evidence against him…

    In June, Mr Mangione’s lawyers said they would pursue a psychiatric defence in the state case but then reversed course a day later. The defence, involving claims that he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the killing, is not allowed in federal court.

    Rubbish ruling, rubbish rule.