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Mangione lawyers seek dismissal of state charges

The defense argues his August federal guilty plea in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson should bar the state prosecution in Manhattan; a judge must now rule.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLawyers for Luigi Mangione filed paperwork Friday asking a judge to dismiss his state case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, citing double jeopardy.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe filing follows his federal guilty plea on August fourteenth. The defense argues that plea should end the state prosecution too.

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