Mangione's State Trial Delayed Amid Charges of Second-Degree Murder and First-Degree Homic
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Mangione’s State Trial Is Delayed as His Lawyers Seek Dismissal The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive.
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PBS NewsHourLuigi Mangione's state murder trial postponed indefinitely as double jeopardy fight plays out Judge Gregory Carro issued an order Monday canceling the trial and giving the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which is prosecuting the state case, until Oct. 9 to respond to the defense's double jeopardy claims.
The Guardian USA New York state judge on Monday effectively postponed Luigi Mangione’s trial on murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance company CEO, after Mangione pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges.
ABC NewsImmediately following Mangione's guilty plea, his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the charges he's facing in state court under New York's double jeopardy law.
Washington PostJudge delays Mangione’s state trial after lawyers sought dismissal On Monday, Judge Gregory Carro issued an order giving prosecutors until Oct. 9 to respond to Mangione’s lawyers’ motion that the state charges be dismissed.
NBC NewsWhy did Luigi Mangione plead guilty to federal charges? Mangione’s trial on a second-degree murder charge in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was scheduled to begin next month, but on Monday, New York state Justice Gregory Carro gave prosecutors until Oct. 9 to respond to a double jeopardy motion filed Friday by Mangione’s attorneys.
ReutersLuigi Mangione's state murder trial is postponed after federal guilty plea - Reuters Luigi Mangione's state murder trial is postponed after federal guilty plea Reuters
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In addition to second-degree murder, Mangione was also charged with multiple gun possession counts. He pleaded not guilty.
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ABC NewsMangione pleaded not guilty in his state case and was set to go on trial on charges of murder in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second-degree, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree.
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The husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, is charged with first-degree murder in Duval County court. Bridegan's former wife, Shanna Gardner, 39, is also charged with murder, though her trial won't start until September.
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Washington TimesMore than four years later, Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, is on trial in Duval County court for first-degree murder and solicitation of murder. He’s accused of arranging Bridegan’s death by hiring a gunman. Shanna Gardner, 39, faces her own trial in September.
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The alleged gunman, Henry Tenon, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2023 and agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana. But he withdrew the plea earlier this year and will get his own trial in 2027.
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Washington TimesAccused suspected gunman pleaded guilty but backed out Tenon, 65, was charged as the gunman who shot Bridegan. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and had agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana. But he withdrew the plea earlier this year and will get his own trial in 2027.
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01 Fox News The operations director for a controversial leftist congresswoman downplayed the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to related charges last week.
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02 NBC News New York State has a double jeopardy statute that is viewed as friendly to the defense and allows them to argue for dismissal even if the federal and state charges were not the same, legal experts told NBC News.
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03 ABC News A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed
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04 Washington Times The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a “targeted ambush” hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
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