"A state court judge in New York set a July 8 trial date in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Friday, ending a nearly yearlong battle over who - federal or state prosecutors - will be first to try the accused killer, Luigi Mangione. The short, contentious hearing ended with Mangione shouting to a courtroom audience of press and admirers about "double jeopardy" as he was led back to jail."
""It's the same trial twice," he said as he was escorted out of the courtroom in a jail uniform and handcuffs. "One plus one equals two. Double jeopardy by any common sense definition." The decision was a loss for his defense lawyers, who had urged that Mangione's state murder trial be held some time after his federal fatal stalking trial. That federal trial will now go second, with jury selection set for September 8 and opening statements for October 13."
""The defense will not be ready on July 8," defense lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo told the judge, during the hearing's most heated moment. "Be ready!" New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro answered angrily. Friedman Agnifilo told the judge that her team, which includes her husband, Marc Agnifilo, has been extremely busy winning victories for their client."
Luigi Mangione faces state and federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A New York Supreme Court judge set the state murder trial for July 8, resolving a yearlong dispute over which jurisdiction would proceed first. Mangione protested "double jeopardy" as he was led back to jail. The defense sought to delay the state trial until after the federal fatal stalking case, but the judge refused. The federal trial is scheduled next, with jury selection on September 8 and opening statements on October 13. Defense counsel cited prior wins, including dismissed terrorism and top federal counts.
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