Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione is set to return to a New York City courtroom on Friday for a brief appearance in his state murder case.

Summary

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear in a New York courtroom Friday for a hearing on evidence exchange and a potential trial date.

He faces state murder charges with a terrorism enhancement, carrying a life sentence without parole.

Mangione also faces federal charges, including one with a potential death penalty, and separate charges in Pennsylvania. His defense claims political bias in the case.

In a statement, Mangione thanked supporters for their letters from across the country and the world.

  • Swordgeek
    281·
    1 day ago

    Hope some of you in the US will be protesting at the courtroom.

      • Swordgeek
        35·
        22 hours ago

        A whole lot to protest, actually.

        He ALLEGEDLY killed a man. Not been proven in court yet, and he is claiming that he’s being framed.

        Also even if it’s true, terrorism charges are wildly inappropriate, and are being used here as a threat.

        Then there’s the matter of him being paraded around with a dozen armed guards, a clear violation of international law which guarantees the dignity of prisoners.

        Finally, even if he deliberately murdered the CEO of a large healthcare provider, and deserves jail time, etc., there is still the fact that said CEO was complicit in the deaths of hundreds of patients that had claims denied, for the sake of endless profiteering.

        So, yeah. Protest.

      • Kayday@lemmy.world
        9·
        20 hours ago

        If he is the murderer, which hasn’t been proven, he has a kill count of one. The murderer he allegedly killed was responsible for thousands of deaths.