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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers to drop psychiatric defence in state murder trial
In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's defense team for his New York state trial has announced it will no longer pursue a psychiatric defense. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins with more insight.
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What happenedIf Mangione were to have gone through with the emotional disturbance defence, he would have effectively been admitting that he killed United Healthcare CEO Thompson.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Why Luigi Mangione's legal team is not pursuing a psychiatric defense in his New York mur...". The center frames it as "Luigi Mangione’s lawyers to drop psychiatric defence in state murder trial".
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Left / center-leftWhy Luigi Mangione's legal team is not pursuing a psychiatric defense in his New York murder trial
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Why Luigi Mangione's legal team is not pursuing a psychiatric defense in his New York murder trial
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In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's defense team for his New York state trial has announced it will no longer pursue a psychiatric defense. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi j...
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers to drop psychiatric defence in state murder trial
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If Mangione were to have gone through with the emotional disturbance defence, he would have effectively been admitting that he killed United Healthcare CEO Thompson.
