"NEW YORK Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement officers and his backpack where a gun and ammunition were found."
"Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for his company's annual investor conference. The killing set off a multi-state search after the suspected shooter slipped away from the scene and rode a bike to Central Park, before taking a taxi to a bus depot that offers service to several nearby states."
Luigi Mangione faces state and federal charges in the Dec. 4 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. Defense lawyers moved to dismiss some federal counts, including the sole capital charge, and to exclude his statements and the backpack evidence, arguing officers failed to read Miranda rights and searched the backpack without a warrant. The suspected shooter fled, traveled through Central Park and to a bus depot, and was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania after a tip. He has been held without bail, and prosecutors sought the death penalty following direction from the U.S. Attorney General.
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