Attorneys for Luigi Mangione plan to current an “affirmative psychiatric protection” at his state trial, alleging he was struggling an “excessive emotional disturbance” on the time of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Decide Gregory Carro mentioned at a listening to Wednesday.
Carro ordered Mangione’s attorneys to show over his psychiatric data to prosecutors instantly and the choose mentioned the data could be unsealed.
Luigi Mangione seems for a pre-trial listening to at Manhattan Prison Court docket in New York, June 17, 2026.
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Mangione, wearing a navy swimsuit, was shackled by the hands for the whole lot of the listening to.
Mangione’s attorneys first notified prosecutors that they could pursue a psychiatric protection in September, Carro mentioned. Neither Mangione’s attorneys nor Carro offered further details about the “excessive emotional disturbance” that allegedly impacted Mangione’s psychological state.
Luigi Mangione seems for a pre-trial listening to at Manhattan Prison Court docket in New York, June 17, 2026.
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Carro additionally agreed to dismiss one of many felony counts associated to possession of a big capability ammunition journal.
Prosecutors consented to drop the cost after a ruling earlier this yr that prohibited them from utilizing the journal at trial as a result of it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania.
Luigi Mangione seems for a pre-trial listening to at Manhattan Prison Court docket in New York, June 17, 2026.
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Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal expenses after he was arrested for allegedly gunning down Thompson, a husband and father of two, on a Midtown Manhattan avenue in December 2024.
Mangione’s state trial is scheduled to start on Sept. 8 and his federal trial is set for next year.
Mangione’s subsequent listening to for his state case is scheduled for Aug. 11.
