Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdraw psychiatric defense in CEO murder trial

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• Accused healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione on Thursday withdrew his plans to pursue a psychiatric defense at his upcoming New York murder trial in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “The defense respectfully withdraws CPL 250.10 notice at this time,” Mangione’s attorney, Karen Agnifilo, wrote in a letter filed with Manhattan Supreme Court […]

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• Mangione’s lawyers had faced a deadline Thursday to provide prosecutors with information to support the emotional disturbance claim.

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• Mangione, 28, is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, 2024.

  according to The Daily Wire

• The shift represents a notable, if rapid, turn in a case that has drawn national attention since December of 2024.

  according to The Daily Wire

• Defense lawyers will argue at a New York state court trial that the 28-year old was in a state of extreme emotional disturbance.

  according to Wall Street Journal

• According to prosecutors, one entry discussed targeting the healthcare executive at an investor conference and described the attack as “targeted” and “precise.” The psychiatric defense emerged publicly Wednesday when Judge Carro revealed that defense attorneys had filed notice of their intent to pursue the strategy.

  according to The Daily Wire

• Thompson’s killing sparked widespread discussion about the American healthcare system, with supporters portraying Mangione as a symbol of righteous anger with the insurance industry while opponents have condemned the shooting as a calculated act of political violence.

  according to The Daily Wire

• In a separate order Thursday, Carro ruled that records related to the psychiatric defense would remain sealed, according to NBC News .

  according to The Daily Wire

• The move comes just one day after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro disclosed that Mangione intended to argue he was suffering from an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of Thompson’s killing.

  according to The Daily Wire

• Just a day earlier, the psychiatric defense appeared to become one of the central battlegrounds of the trial.

  according to The Daily Wire

• Luigi Mangione has abruptly withdrawn a psychiatric defense claiming “extreme emotional disturbance” that his attorneys seemed poised to make the centerpiece of his upcoming New York murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

  according to The Daily Wire

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