#double-jeopardy

#double-jeopardy

Mangione's lawyers argued that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amounted to double jeopardy. But Judge Gregory Carro rejected that argument, saying it would be premature to make such a determination. It is Mangione's first court appearance in the state case since February. Mangione has attracted a cult following as a representative of frustrations with the health insurance industry.