There’s
been
a
huge
development
in
the
Luigi
Mangione
trial.
The
man,
arrested
while
eating
a
succulent
American
meal,
has
garnered
lots
of
attention
from
legal
observers
and
thirsty
redditors
over
how
his
case
is
being
handled.
Starting
with
a
heavy
handed
perp
walk
and
Eric
Adams
presuming
his
intentions
and
guilt
before
trial,
it
was
pretty
clear
that
the
government
wanted
to
make
an
example
out
of
him
to
assuage
the
anxieties
of
wealthy
healthcare
CEOs
—
they
got
so
scared
that
they
hired
security
en
masse
and
even
tried
scrubbing
their
public
facing
information
from
the
internet.
As
far
as
his
legal
defense
is
concerned,
Mangione
has
seen
many
wins:
overwhelming
support
from
those
maintaining
his
innocence,
a
legal
fund
to
aid
in
his
defense,
and
several
heavy
charges
being
dropped.
While
terrorism
charges
were
dropped
last
September,
we
noted
that
he
could
still
face
the
death
penalty
because
of
his
second
degree
murder
charges.
Today’s
development
changes
that.
From
New
York
Times:
A
Manhattan
federal
judge
on
Friday
ruled
that
prosecutors
would
not
be
able
to
seek
the
death
penalty
at
the
trial
of
Luigi
Mangione,
the
27-year-old
man
accused
of
assassinating
UnitedHealthcare’s
chief
executive
in
2024.
…
Judge
Garnett
said
in
her
opinion
that
two
stalking
charges
against
Mr.
Mangione,
one
of
which
carried
a
maximum
sentence
of
death,
did
not
meet
the
legal
definition
of
a
crime
of
violence,
and
had
to
be
dismissed.
You
can
hear
his
legal
team
here:
The
legal
team
still
has
a
tough
battle
ahead.
Despite
the
warrantless
search
of
his
backpack,
the
judge
ruled
that
the
evidence
seized
may
be
used
against
him.
Now,
the
weightiest
consequence
he
faces
is
life
without
parole.
If
it
comes
to
that,
good
luck
keeping
the
man
behind
bars:
A
nation
governed
by
the
rule
of
law
must
abide
in
a
way
that
gives
due
process
to
anyone
accused
of
a
crime.
High
profile
cases
like
this
may
put
liberty
to
the
test,
but
they
also
show
us
who
we
are
when
it
matters.
U.S.
Judge
in
Mangione
Case
Drops
Charge
Carrying
Death
Penalty
[NYT]
Earlier:
Eric
Adams
Is
Already
Stepping
On
Luigi
Mangione’s
Due
Process
Luigi
Mangione’s
Terrorism
Charges
Recently
Dismissed
Chris
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a
social
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and
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editor
for
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the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
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He
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Washington
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in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
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