"Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges of killing Thompson, the former chief executive of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit UnitedHealthcare. Thompson was shot and killed on December 4 outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, where the company was gathering for an investor conference. Mangione's 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) appearance before Justice Gregory Carro in Manhattan comes as last week's killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has fueled fears of a spike in political violence in the U.S."
"In May, Mangione's defense lawyers asked Carro to dismiss the state case, arguing that facing parallel prosecutions violated his constitutional right against being prosecuted twice for the same conduct. "Prosecutors are trying to get two bites at the apple to convict Mr. Mangione," wrote the defense team, led by former Manhattan state prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo. In state court, Mangione is charged with murder as a crime of terrorism, which carries a potential life sentence."
Luigi Mangione is due to appear in New York state court where a judge may rule on his bid to dismiss one of two indictments related to the December 2024 killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson. He has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges. Thompson, the former chief executive of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit UnitedHealthcare, was shot on December 4 outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel during an investor conference. The appearance before Justice Gregory Carro comes amid concerns about a potential spike in political violence after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Defense lawyers argued in May that parallel state and federal prosecutions violate Mangione's constitutional protection against double jeopardy. In state court he is charged with murder as a crime of terrorism carrying a potential life sentence, while the Justice Department is seeking the death penalty in the federal case that charges him with stalking Thompson across state lines.
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