US EditionLuigi Mangione’s Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Federal Charges in Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
- On Saturday, lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge to dismiss some federal charges from the indictment in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
- Defense lawyers say officers questioned Luigi Mangione, 27, without reading him his rights and searched Mangione's backpack without a warrant, seeking to exclude the evidence at trial.
- Investigators say the suspect fled by bicycle to Central Park, then took a taxi to Altoona, Pennsylvania, 233 miles away, where a tip led to his arrest five days later.
- Mangione remains detained without bail while the federal indictment proceeds under a federal statute on murders with firearms, sparking concern among corporate executives and the American public.
- Last month, Mangione's lawyers asked that the death penalty be removed and federal counts dismissed because of Pam Bondi's public comments, who directed prosecutors to seek capital punishment and called the killing `premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.
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Luigi Mangione's lawyers want death penalty charge dropped
Mangione's lawyers said he was not read his rights before he was questioned by law enforcement officers after Brian Thompson was fatally shot as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference.
Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Federal Charges in Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK—Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement offi…
Luigi Mangione’s Attorneys Seek to Dismiss Death Penalty Charge in Connection with the Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges against him in AprilCurtis Means/Daily Mail/Bloomberg via Getty Luigi Mangione on Feb. 21, 2025NEED TO KNOWLuigi Mangione’s defense attorneys filed papers with a New York federal judge on Oct. 11, asking to dismiss several charges, including one that could carry the death penaltyMangione was arrested in December in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian ThompsonHe has pl…
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