"Justice Gregory Carro ruled that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to the grand jury that Mangione acted with the intent to intimidate health insurance workers or influence government policy, which would have been necessary to prove murder as an act of terrorism. While there is no doubt that the crime at issue here is not ordinary street crime', it does not follow that all non-street crimes were meant to be included within the reach of the terrorism statute, Carro wrote in his decision."
"Mangione was led into the courtroom in Lower Manhattan handcuffed and with shackles on his feet, wearing tan prison garb. The judge set Mangione's next court date in the case for December 1 nearly a year after Thompson's death. Thompson was killed on December 4, 2024, outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, where his company was hosting an investor conference."
A New York State court dismissed two terrorism-related counts against Luigi Mangione for lack of grand jury evidence showing intent to intimidate health insurance workers or influence government policy. Justice Gregory Carro determined that proving murder as an act of terrorism required proof of that specific intent. Mangione still faces a state second-degree murder charge, eight other state criminal counts including seven weapon possession counts and a false identification charge, and a separate federal indictment. Thompson was killed on December 4, 2024, outside a Midtown hotel during a company investor conference. Mangione has pleaded not guilty and faces potential life imprisonment if convicted of second-degree murder.
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