Drapssaken mot Luigi Mangione utsettes

A New York court has indefinitely postponed the state murder trial of Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing health insurance executive Brian Thompson in 2024. The delay follows Mangione's guilty plea last week to federal stalking charges connected to the same incident.

Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state murder charge, but his lawyers are pushing to have the case dismissed. They contend that prosecuting him in state court after his federal guilty plea violates double jeopardy principles, arguing he cannot be tried twice for the same conduct.

The federal case involved charges of stalking Thompson, with prosecutors stating Mangione admitted to following Thompson to an investor conference and shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel. The state case focuses solely on the murder charge. The judge has given the Manhattan District Attorney's office until October 9 to respond to the defense's motion, with a hearing scheduled for December 10.