Lawyers for Luigi Mangione withdrew plans to use a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial. Pool Photo by Curtis Means/UPI | License Photo
June 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for Luigi Mangione withdrew their plan to use a psychiatric defense in his New York state trial.
Mangione, 28, and his lawyers had planned to argue that he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" when he allegedly shot and killed Brian Thomson, 50, CEO of UnitedHealthcare in December 2024. Mangione was arrested five days later in an Altoona, Pa., McDonald's.
Mangione faces eight felony charges, including second-degree murder. He is also facing a federal trial on similar charges, plus a stalking charge. The state trial is set to begin in September.
Judge Gregory Carro had said on Wednesday that he would unseal a notice from September about the affirmative psychiatric defense and emotional disturbance. But on Thursday, he said they would stay sealed.
