Luigi Mangione seeks dismissal of murder trial after guilty plea | ABC NEWS
Luigi Mangione has admitted to fatally shooting a health insurance executive and pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking the executive with the intent to kill him.
The guilty plea will avert a federal trial in the closely watched case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
It could also allow Mangione, 28, to seek dismissal of state murder charges and delay an upcoming trial in that case.
Defence lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo denied there was a plea agreement with prosecutors, while New York attorney Jamie McDonald said the prosecution was free to seek the maximum penalty of life sentence.
Despite the accused’s explanation of his actions, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said violence was not a just cause.
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