"September is an important month for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Key scheduling and motion decisions will set the stage for all that comes next, both in New York state court, where Mangione, 27, is charged with murder as an act of terrorism, punishable by life in prison, and in federal court, where prosecutors seek the death penalty."
"In federal court, Mangione's defense team, led by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, has a September 19 deadline for filing a motion challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty as sought by government prosecutors. Mangione's court-appointed death penalty lawyer, Avraham Moskowitz, wrote in June that the defense has been working on this response since April, when Attorney General Pam Bondi directed New York prosecutors to seek the ultimate punishment."
"Prosecutors say there are "aggravating factors" that make Thompson's murder a death-penalty offense, including the shooting's substantial planning, the "victim impact," and the risk of death to others. Surveillance video from 6:45 a.m. on December 4 shows Thompson, 50, being shot from behind at close range at the entrance to a Midtown hotel where he was due to address an investor conference. The video shows a female bystander standing "only a few feet from Thompson" at the time, with other bystanders "in close proximity.""
Luigi Mangione, 27, faces dual prosecutions for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: a New York state murder-as-terrorism charge punishable by life and a federal death-penalty case. A September 16 court date could resolve scheduling and key motions; a September 19 deadline requires a defense motion challenging the federal death penalty's constitutionality. The defense led by Karen Friedman Agnifilo and court-appointed lawyer Avraham Moskowitz has worked on the response since April after Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors to seek capital punishment. Prosecutors cite aggravating factors and surveillance video showing Thompson shot from behind near a Midtown hotel entrance with bystanders nearby. Judge Margaret Garnett has not ruled on a defense request for prosecutors to outline theories.
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