Luigi Mangione New York murder trial postponed after guilty plea in federal case
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#77RBC)
Lawyers seek dismissal of state charges after Mangione pleaded guilty in federal case over Brian Thompson killing
A New York state judge on Monday effectively postponed Luigi Mangione's trial on murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance company CEO, after Mangione pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges.
The trial had previously been scheduled to begin on September 8. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state charges. Mangione's lawyers on Friday asked New York state justice Gregory Carro, who is overseeing the state case, to dismiss the charges.
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