Here’s why Luigi Mangione may have shockingly scrapped his ‘psych defense’ in NY murder trial
Luigi Mangione, 28, may have scrapped his "psychiatric defense" for his state murder trial because the legal gambit could have come back to bite him, legal…
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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have withdrawn their plan to pursue a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione is for now withdrawing plans to introduce evidence at trial that he was undergoing an extreme mental health crisis at the time he shot dead a health insurance executive in New York.
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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have withdrawn their plan to pursue a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
according to CBS News — LatestLuigi Mangione is for now withdrawing plans to introduce evidence at trial that he was undergoing an extreme mental health crisis at the time he shot dead a health insurance executive in New York.
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Friday, June 19
Luigi Mangione withdraws mental health defense for trial
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Thursday, June 18
Luigi Mangione withdraws plans to use psychiatric defense in a state murder case
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