Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, judge rules
Luigi Mangione, charged in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024, will not face the death penalty, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett issued her ruling on a defense motion to waive the death penalty in court at a hearing on Friday morning. The Justice Department had sought the death penalty in the case.
"No one could seriously question that this is violent criminal conduct,” Garnett said in a written opinion.
However, the judge said that
Luigi Mangione, charged in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024, will not face the death penalty, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett issued her ruling on a defense motion to waive the death penalty in court at a hearing on Friday morning. The Justice Department had sought the death penalty in the case.
"No one could seriously question that this is violent criminal conduct,” Garnett said in a written opinion.
However, the judge said that
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