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Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek to block death penalty in pivotal NYC federal court hearing
Defense lawyers argue to dismiss death-penalty-eligible firearm murder charge and exclude backpack evidence citing illegal search and AG Bondi's alleged conflict of interest.
- Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is set to appear in a New York City federal court on Friday, where his lawyers will try to bar the death penalty.
- Mangione's lawyers aim to get the murder by firearm charge thrown out, as it allows the federal government to seek the death penalty, and argue that evidence from his backpack should be excluded.
- They claim prejudice in Mangione's arrest portrayal and a conflict of interest involving the attorney general's previous lobbying ties with UnitedHealthcare's parent company.
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No 'Crime of Violence?': Attorneys Spar Over Statute Forming Basis for Death Penalty in Mangione Case
A federal defender from Washington D.C., appeared in Manhattan court on Friday pro hac vice to urge the judge overseeing Mangione's federal case to dismiss two counts in his indictment. He argued the stalking charges don't qualify as crimes of violence and she must therefore dismiss the death-eligible charges.
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