No Death Penalty for Luigi
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Beyond a distaste for the death penalty I have no strong views on this, but I’m sure some of you do:
Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a blow to prosecutors.
Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through use of a firearm, which carries a potential death sentence, and a related firearms offense.
Mangione still faces two federal stalking counts, which carry a maximum prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole. He has pleaded not guilty.
The judge also ruled that Mangione’s federal trial can feature evidence seized from the backpack he was wearing when he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.