ECP NetHappenings Luigi Mangione will use a psychiatric defense in state murder case

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Luigi Mangione was supposed to be in Manhattan state court on Tuesday, but because he’s being held in a federal jail, prosecutors had to file paperwork or a writ requesting that he be brought over for the hearing. According to the judge, that paperwork was drafted but apparently never officially submitted by prosecutors, so Mangione was never transported to court.

It’s not enough for a defendant to be available, or for a hearing to be on the calendar. When someone is held under another authority, the proper formal step is required before he can be brought before the judge.

Today, according to courtroom reporting, Luigi Mangione was available at 9 a.m., the Court was ready, the press was present, the public had been admitted, in unusually high numbers according to @lorenaoneil and the defense was there. Yet the required step to bring him physically into court was not in order.

In a case of this magnitude, it is hard to treat that as a mere administrative stumble.

Attorneys for Luigi Mangione will pursue a mental health defense at his upcoming murder trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, the judge overseeing the case revealed at a pre-trial conference Wednesday. Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, judge says.

“I am disturbed by what the government is doing to you,” the donor wrote.
“For them, it was and always will be about protecting the 1%.
Head up, Luigi. We are right here with you.”
#FreeLuigi #FreeLuigiMangione #LuigiMangione
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/15/nx-s1-5853110/luigi-mangione-court-hearings-growing-support

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