Luigi Mangione
Will Not Face Death Penalty
Published
Huge win for Luigi Mangione … the trial judge just ruled the death penalty is officially off the table.
The feds wanted the judge to rule that the stalking charges they filed against Mangione were a “crime of violence” — and proving a crime of violence is a prerequisite for opening the door to even charging Mangione federally with murder. The judge ruled stalking is NOT a crime of violence … the upshot is that Mangione can’t even be charged with murder in the federal case. All he can be charged with is stalking, which carries a maximum sentence of life without parole.
Mangione is still charged in state court with murder, although in New York, there is no death penalty.
Prosecutors did win a victory … the judge ruled the evidence searched and found in his backpack was admissible in the trial. The defense argued the evidence should not be admissible because the feds didn’t have a search warrant. So now, the jury will see the gun found in Mangione’s backpack, and his diary … which prosecutors say is like a manifesto.
