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Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
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Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
CNN correspondent Kara Scannell was left flummoxed after accused United Healthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione's legal team moved to withdraw their plan for a psychiatric legal defense on Th...
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
Accused healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione on Thursday withdrew his plans to pursue a psychiatric defense at his upcoming New York murder trial in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare...
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s attorneys told Judge Gregory Carro that they planned to pursue the defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione withdraws psychiatric defense in United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case, according to new court filings ahead of trial.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday told the judge in his New York state murder case they would withdraw their planned psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's legal team says they withdrew a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial one day after telling the court they would use it.
The filing comes one day after a judge said his lawyers planned to argue that he was experiencing “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the killing.
In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of United Healthcar...
Luigi Mangione's legal team on Thursday withdrew its intention to invoke a psychiatric defense in the state trial over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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