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Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules10 hours agoShareSaveBrandon DrenonShareSaveReutersLuigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, will not face the death penalty if convicted, a court has ruled.US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the federal firearms charges against the 27-year-old that carried the possibility of capital punishment.He will still face stalking charges, which can bring a maximum sentence of life in prison.Mangione was arrested days after he allegedly shot Thompson as the health insurance firm CEO walked into a New York City hotel on 4 December 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to all federal and state charges.After the ruling, Mangione's attorney Karen Agnifilo thanked the court for "this incredible decision", according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. "We're all very relieved," she said. "We're prepared, and have been prepared, to fight this case, and we look forward to fighting this case."In her ruling, Garnett, an appointee of former US President Joe Biden, said two of the four federal charges did not meet "the federal statutory definition of a 'crime of violence' as matter of law". She noted that her decision was "solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury".Garnett's ruling was a setback for the justice department, which had called Thompson's murder a "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination".The judge has given t

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