Mangione lawyers to assert psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, plans to pursue a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial, a judge revealed Wednesday.

New York Judge Gregory Carro said Mangione’s lawyers notified the court they intend to argue the 28-year-old was suffering from an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the alleged crime.

New York law allows murder defendants to argue that they were in a state of extreme emotional disturbance when committing the crime. If successful, defendants could be sent to a psychiatric treatment facility instead of prison if convicted.

Carro announced the defense strategy at a court hearing on Wednesday, two weeks........

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