New York – Luigi Mangione’s lawyer urged a judge on Saturday to ban federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson believes that authorities will turn the arrest into a “Marvel Movie” wonder and publicly announces that they want to see him be executed, thus making his case biased.
Freshly obtained a fresh victory in eliminating terrorism charges in the state of Mangione, his lawyers are now working to dismiss his federal case and caught the announcement of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in an April indictment demanding a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination of the United States.”
Bondy’s remarks and other official actions – including a well-arranged Pelp walk that allowed Mangiang to lead the Manhattan Pier, while the Trump administration violated the established death penalty procedure – “infringed Mr. Mangien’s constitutional and unified rights and fatally sentenced the death penalty case, his lawyer’s lawsuit brought his law firm to the table.”
Mangione’s defense team, led by former Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo, begged U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett to appoint Joe Biden to correct the mistakes made by the administration and prevent the case from being prosecuted as a death penalty. ”
Bondi announced in April that she directed Manhattan federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Mangione. This is the first time the Justice Department said President Donald Trump returned to the office on January 20 to resume federal executions, which was suspended by his predecessor Biden.
Mangione’s lawyers believe Bondi’s announcement – followed by Instagram posts and TV appearances – showed that the decision was “based on politics, not merits,” they said her remarks contaminated the grand jury process that was prosecuted weeks later.
Trump, who oversaw an unprecedented 13 executions at the end of his first term, expressed his opinion on Mangione on Thursday – despite court rules prohibiting any pre-trial propaganda, which could interfere with the defendant’s right to a fair trial.
“Think about Mangiang. He shot backwards, as clear as you looked at me, or I was looking at you. He shot—he looked like a pure assassin.”
“There is a high bar to dismiss the indictment due to pretrial publicity,” Mangione’s attorney wrote in the 114-page document. “However, there has never been a case like this, in which prejudice is so great for defendants who meet the death.”
Federal prosecutors must respond by October 31. Mangione will return to court on December 5 in a federal case, a few days after his state pre-trial hearing began. No trial date is set in either case.
Mangione, 27, pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder.
Surveillance video shows a masked gunman shooting Thompson, 50, who arrived at the Manhattan Hotel for the company’s annual investor meeting on December 4, 2024. Police said “delay,” “denial” and “destruction” were scratched on ammunition, mimicking phrases used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims.
Mangione, an Ivy League-educated successor in a wealthy Maryland state, was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles west of Manhattan. Authorities said he had a 9mm pistol and a notebook that described his intention to “strike” the insurance supervisor.
Mangione’s lawyer believes that prosecution is equivalent to a double danger.
In federal cases, Mangione was charged with murder by using a gun that brought the possibility of death penalty as well as stalking and gun crimes.
A judge filed a terrorism charge in his state case Tuesday that brought the possibility of a mandatory life sentence without parole. But Judge Gregory Carro rejected the defense’s request to completely dismiss the state’s prosecution, saying the double-danger argument was too early because neither trial or led to a guilty plea.
The state case will continue to take other charges, including intentional murder, which could result in a possible 15-year prison sentence and potentially parole. Unlike the federal system, New York There is no death penalty.
Mangione attracted a cult as an alternative to frustration with the health insurance industry.
Dozens of supporters, mainly women, packed three rows in the back of the court gallery during a hearing in state court on Tuesday. Some wear green, the colors of Mario Bros. video game characters Luigia woman wearing a “free Luigi” T-shirt.
