Luigi Mangione , the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is requesting the dismissal of state murder charges in New York, arguing that they constitute double jeopardy. Mangione’s legal team contends that the state charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism, are duplicative of the federal charges he faces, which include murder through the use of a firearm in furtherance of terrorism.
Last month, the Trump Administration said it would seek the death penalty in Mangione’s case.
The defense argues that prosecuting Mangione in state and federal courts for the same act violates the constitutional protection against double jeopardy, which prohibits an individual from being tried twice for the same offense. They claim that the charges overlap and there is potential for multiple punishments for the same crime, which would be unconstitutional…