Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December, asked a federal judge on Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count on he could be eligible for the death penalty.
In a court filing, attorneys for Mangione said the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold.
Mangione’s legal team is also arguing that evidence, including a gun and ammunition, allegedly found in a backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s should be suppressed at trial because the search occurred without a warrant.
They further claim that Mangione, 27, was not read his rights before he was questioned by law enforcement officers.
