Manhattan State Court Set to Try Luigi Mangione on Murder Charges in June, Before Federal Case
A Manhattan state court judge has scheduled a trial for 27-year-old Luigi Mangione on charges of murder and firearms possession, ahead of his separate federal case. The trial is slated to take place on June 8, three months before Mangione's scheduled federal trial date.
The case against Mangione centers around the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024 outside a Midtown hotel in New York City. Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from Baltimore, was accused of stalking Thompson and subsequently killing him.
In recent weeks, several charges against Mangione have been dropped, including terrorism-related charges. The federal case against Mangione has also had some major developments, with the most serious charges being thrown out by a judge last week. Those charges carried a potential death penalty verdict if Mangione was convicted.
Despite these developments, Mangione's defense attorney is expressing concerns about preparing for the state trial in time. When asked to comment on the trial date, Judge Gregory Carro simply told Mangione's lawyer, "Be ready."
Mangione now faces state murder and criminal weapons possession charges, while in federal court he is accused of interstate stalking. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
During his appearance in court, Mangione made a bizarre statement that "one plus one equals two" and "this is double jeopardy," according to media reports. The Fifth Amendment protects defendants from being prosecuted twice for the same crime, but sometimes defendants face separate trials in state and federal courts.
The trial of Luigi Mangione on murder charges has garnered significant international attention due to the high-profile nature of the case and its implications for the US health insurance industry.
A Manhattan state court judge has scheduled a trial for 27-year-old Luigi Mangione on charges of murder and firearms possession, ahead of his separate federal case. The trial is slated to take place on June 8, three months before Mangione's scheduled federal trial date.
The case against Mangione centers around the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024 outside a Midtown hotel in New York City. Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from Baltimore, was accused of stalking Thompson and subsequently killing him.
In recent weeks, several charges against Mangione have been dropped, including terrorism-related charges. The federal case against Mangione has also had some major developments, with the most serious charges being thrown out by a judge last week. Those charges carried a potential death penalty verdict if Mangione was convicted.
Despite these developments, Mangione's defense attorney is expressing concerns about preparing for the state trial in time. When asked to comment on the trial date, Judge Gregory Carro simply told Mangione's lawyer, "Be ready."
Mangione now faces state murder and criminal weapons possession charges, while in federal court he is accused of interstate stalking. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
During his appearance in court, Mangione made a bizarre statement that "one plus one equals two" and "this is double jeopardy," according to media reports. The Fifth Amendment protects defendants from being prosecuted twice for the same crime, but sometimes defendants face separate trials in state and federal courts.
The trial of Luigi Mangione on murder charges has garnered significant international attention due to the high-profile nature of the case and its implications for the US health insurance industry.
this whole thing is just wild, you know? like, mangione's defense team is trying to figure out how to prep for a trial that's supposed to happen in three months, but they're not even sure what the state court judge's plan is... 
"be ready" is just super vague. and what was up with mangione's statement about double jeopardy? did he think he was gonna get off scot-free or something? 
anyway, it's like, we all know this is a high-stakes case, but can't the court just give us some actual details instead of just stringing us along? 
the international attention thing is cool and all, but at the end of the day, mangione's got to face the music. 
OMG I'm low-key freaking out about this 
And what's up with this "one plus one equals two" thing? 
Was he trying to say something or just being his weird self? 
Anyway, I'm definitely keeping an eye on this case... maybe we'll get some answers soon 
. And that bizarre statement he made in court? Like, what even is that? 
Is he serious or just trying to throw us off his trail? 
And now he's stuck with just state murder and firearms charges? I don't get why the judge is being so strict about it. 
I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all plays out. 
... double jeopardy is a real thing tho, can't punish someone twice for the same crime