Luigi Mangione faces nearly a dozen charges in New York state court for allegedly shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to appear in a Manhattan courthouse on Sept. 16, where a judge may make several key decisions about his state murder trial.
Mangione, 27, faces nearly a dozen charges in New York state court, including murder in the first degree in furtherance of terrorism, for allegedly shooting Thompson, 50, outside a midtown Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024.
The killing sparked a days-long manhunt as well as an outpouring of vitriol against the health insurance industry. Dozens of supporters gathered in and outside the courthouse ahead of a prior hearing in February.
Mangione, who faces additional charges in Pennsylvania and in federal court, pleaded not guilty to the New York state charges in December.
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New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro may set a date for the state trial to begin and rule on a number of recent motions at the latest hearing, Business Insider reported. USA TODAY has reached out to prosecutors, Mangione’s attorneys and court officials to confirm which motions Carro intends to rule on.
Officials previously said the state case is expected to go to trial before the federal case, but Mangione’s defense team argued in a June court filing that doing so would violate his rights. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett has said Mangione’s federal trial will not start until 2026.
The defense team has also asked Carro to dismiss the state’s “legally and factually unfounded” terrorism related charges against Mangione and prevent the prosecution from using statements made and evidence found at the time of Mangione’s arrest.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said police found a 3D-printed “ghost gun” similar to the weapon used in the shooting and a “handwritten document,” which spoke to “his motivation and mindset,” when Mangione was apprehended in the western Pennsylvania city of Altoona. Prosecutors have argued in court filings that Mangione’s alleged writings and methodic planning of the attack justify the charge of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism.
But law enforcement failed to provide Mangione his Miranda warnings and “conducted a warrantless search” of his backpack, violating his constitutional rights and rendering the evidence unusable, his attorneys said.
Mangione’s lawyers have also asked the judge for additional time to determine if they will introduce psychiatric evidence as part of their defense, despite having been given an Aug. 25 deadline to do so.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, Jonathan Limehouse, Chris Kenning and Dinah Voyles Pulver