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Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules
Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the death penalty request, citing technical flaws and procedural concerns, leaving Mangione facing life imprisonment if convicted, court documents show.
- On Friday, January 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione's indictment, ruling he will not face the death penalty if convicted.
- The judge found that prosecutors relied on stalking charges which did not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence, ruling after oral arguments earlier this month.
- Court records show that during the arrest, police found a loaded magazine wrapped in underwear inside Mangione's backpack, along with a notebook describing `wack` of an insurance executive, and surveillance footage of a masked shooter; he was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- The ruling dealt a setback to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered them last April to seek the death penalty, and Garnett gave prosecutors 30 days to notify any appeal plans.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty and federal jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8, while the Manhattan district attorney's office urged a July 1 start for the state trial.
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CNN said the verdict was a major setback for federal prosecutors, who had insisted on the death penalty.
·Hungary
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One year after the assassination of the head of a U.S. health insurer, the death penalty was ruled out for the defendant, but life imprisonment was possible.
·Germany
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U.S. Justice Minister Pam Bondi had demanded the death penalty for Luigi Mangione. Now it is clear that this must not be sought at federal level in the case of Brian Thompson's murder.
·Dortmund, Germany
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The trial would be before a jury, and prosecutors want to start the process as early as July.
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