Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is requesting a laptop in jail for legal purposes to access case materials. His legal team argues that this limited access is necessary for his defense, despite opposition from prosecutors citing threats to witnesses. Thompson was shot outside a Manhattan hotel, affecting corporate security perceptions. Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, pleads not guilty and faces an additional federal case with potential death penalty implications.
In a court filing made public late Monday, Mangione's lawyers proposed that he get a laptop configured solely to let him view a vast amount of documents, video and other material in the case surrounding the shooting of Brian Thompson.
The Manhattan district attorney's office, which is prosecuting Mangione on a rare New York state charge of murder as an act of terrorism, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mangione, 26, is accused of gunning down Thompson in December outside a Manhattan hotel where UnitedHealthcare was about to hold an investor conference.
Thompson's killing alarmed the corporate world, where some health insurers hastily switched to remote work or online shareholder meetings.
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