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In New York, Luigi Mangione's state murder trial will not begin next month after all
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and now a judge will decide whether that case can go forward at all
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The trial had been set to begin September 8th, but the judge has now taken it off the calendar
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as Mangione's lawyers tried to get the state charges thrown out. Their argument? Mangione has already pleaded guilty in federal court to conduct tied to the same killing
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and prosecuting him again would violate New York's double jeopardy law. Manjoni pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking charges
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and for the first time admitted in court that he killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
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He told the judge, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died
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I knew what I was doing was illegal. The gunman shot Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December of 2024
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Surveillance cameras captured the shooting. Manjoni still faces second-degree murder and weapons charges in the state case
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and Manhattan prosecutors say they will fight to keep that case alive
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They now have until October 9th to respond to the defense. The next state court hearing is set for December 10th
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eight days before Manjoni is sentenced in the federal case, where prosecutors say they will seek life in prison
