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Mangione NY murder trial postponed as double jeopardy motion plays out
Prosecutors have until Oct. 9 to respond, and the case is set to resume Dec. 10 before federal sentencing on Dec. 18.
Luigi Mangione's New York state murder trial has been postponed indefinitely after his lawyers challenged the case on double jeopardy grounds, Insurance Business reports. Judge Gregory Carro canceled the Sept. 8 trial start date, with the Manhattan District Attorney's office given until Oct. 9 to respond.
Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty last Friday to two stalking counts tied to surveillance of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, including travel to New York and the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting. Prosecutors said they will seek life in prison at sentencing, and there was no plea agreement; the judge is not bound by sentencing guideline ranges suggesting 24 to 30 years, according to the Associated Press.
The next state court date is Dec. 10, a week before federal sentencing on Dec. 18, according to the Associated Press. During his allocution, Mangione said for the first time that he posed as a potential investor managing over $50 billion in assets, and NBC News reported that emails to UnitedHealth Group leadership were used to confirm an investor conference location and track Thompson’s movements.
Mangione’s defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo subsequently filed to dismiss the state charges under New York’s double jeopardy protections, which can extend beyond the U.S. Constitution. The DA said it was prepared to litigate the motion and pointed to unresolved federal sentencing as a reason to keep the state case open, while legal experts were split; Mangione still faces eight state charges, including second-degree murder, with the state case carrying a possible life sentence.