State terrorism is accused against Luigi Manjion, the accused man UNITEDHEALTHARECARE BRIAN ThompsonHe was rejected on Tuesday, where he appeared before the court to attend a hearing before the trial in New York City.
Mangeun walked to a criminal court in Manhattan, wearing the Tan suit in prison shortly before 9:30 am to the session Several pre -trial movements. The members of the press and the public mobilized the courtroom, while crowds gathered from his supporters abroad.
Update the trial of Luigi Mangion: Terrorism charges have been rejected
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Mangeion face federal and state charges of killing Thompson, A husband and father for two childrenlast December is outside the Manhattan Hotel. the 11 The state’s charges included killing and terrorismand This federation carries the possibility of the death penalty.
His lawyers are fighting for the charges of the state’s charges, on the pretext that parallel cases reach a double risk. in His written decision Tuesday, Judge Gregory Caro ruled against this request.
The defense was also Request to drop the charges of terrorismOn the pretext that they do not apply. However, the prosecutors claimed that the intention of manganese was “a broadcast of a Social and political message For the public in general. “
The judge died in rejecting both terrorist charges – killing in the first place in promoting terrorism and killing in the second degree as the crime of terrorism – writing “illegally insufficient.”
“No evidence of the desire to intimidate the public, inspire the wide fear, or engage in a broader campaign of violence, or conspiring with organized terrorist groups,” Caro wrote. “Here, crime – heinous killing, but the target and separate of one person – is completely different from the examples of terrorism stipulated in the statute.”
Manageians still face 9 charges of another country
Managers will continue to face a second -degree murder and eight weapons -related charges in the state case. He admitted that he was not guilty.
“We respect the court’s decision and will continue the remaining nine charges, including the second -class killing,” the Manhattan County Lawyer Office said in a statement after the verdict.
He also wants to defend Management of the Mangion BackpackIncluding a gun and notebookTo be suppressed, claiming that the contents were It was obtained without an inspection order. Prosecutors deny these allegations and asked the judge to compel a manganese lawyer to say whether they would follow up in defense of madness or provide psychological evidence.
The judge did not rule any of these cases on Tuesday, but he said that listening sessions on evidence would start on December 1. The listening sessions will determine whether the proposals made will be allowed to the police and the physical evidence they obtained and whether they can witness.