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The Straits TimesNews report · Jun 19, 3:16 AM
Mangione withdraws emotional disturbance defence in New York case
Mangione faces charges of stalking and multiple state charges, including second-degree murder.
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Mangione withdraws emotional disturbance defence in New York case
Mangione faces charges of stalking and multiple state charges, including second-degree murder.
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What happened Mangione faces charges of stalking and multiple state charges, including second-degree murder.
The headline split The Straits Times frames it as "Mangione withdraws emotional disturbance defence in New York case". WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation frames it as "Mangione reverses course, will not pursue emotional disturbance defense".
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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jun 19, 12:37 AM
Luigi Mangione withdraws mental health defence for trial
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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk, is for now withdrawing plans to introduce evidence at trial that he was undergoing an extre...
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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Jun 18, 11:50 PM
Mangione reverses course, will not pursue emotional disturbance defense
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Lawyers have dropped an effort to downgrade charges through an affirmative defense.
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Jun 18, 11:50 PM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.
Jun 19, 12:37 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Jun 19, 3:16 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
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