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>The judge overseeing the New York state case against Luigi Mangione dismissed terrorism charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson but allowed other charges, including second-degree murder, to stand.
>Mangione, 27, had been facing state charges of first-degree murder, terrorism, stalking and multiple firearms offenses. He is still facing federal murder charges as well as additional state charges in Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty
>During a hearing in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, Justice Gregory Carro ruled that evidence presented to the grand jury wasn't sufficient to warrant the terrorism charge.
>"While the defendant was clearly expressing an animus toward UHC, and the health care industry generally," Carro said in his written decision, "it does not follow that his goal was to ‘intimidate and coerce a civilian population,’ and indeed, there was no evidence presented of such a goal."
>It was Mangione's first appearance in state court since February. He was shackled and dressed in a beige prison jumpsuit and took several notes during the hearing.
>Mangione's defense attorneys had attempted to have his state case dismissed over claims that it conflicts with the federal indictment. They have sought to block federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. And they also want to block prosecutors from using evidence collected during Mangione’s arrest in December, arguing that officers failed to read him his Miranda rights and conducted a warrantless search of his backpack.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/luigi-mangione-latest-new-york-judge-dismisses-terrorism-charge-allows-murder-count-to-stand-125151529.html
>Mangione, 27, had been facing state charges of first-degree murder, terrorism, stalking and multiple firearms offenses. He is still facing federal murder charges as well as additional state charges in Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty
>During a hearing in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, Justice Gregory Carro ruled that evidence presented to the grand jury wasn't sufficient to warrant the terrorism charge.
>"While the defendant was clearly expressing an animus toward UHC, and the health care industry generally," Carro said in his written decision, "it does not follow that his goal was to ‘intimidate and coerce a civilian population,’ and indeed, there was no evidence presented of such a goal."
>It was Mangione's first appearance in state court since February. He was shackled and dressed in a beige prison jumpsuit and took several notes during the hearing.
>Mangione's defense attorneys had attempted to have his state case dismissed over claims that it conflicts with the federal indictment. They have sought to block federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. And they also want to block prosecutors from using evidence collected during Mangione’s arrest in December, arguing that officers failed to read him his Miranda rights and conducted a warrantless search of his backpack.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/luigi-mangione-latest-new-york-judge-dismisses-terrorism-charge-allows-murder-count-to-stand-125151529.html
