Luigi Mangione Speaks Out in Courtroom Outburst, Complains of 'Double Jeopardy' Amid Prospect of Back-to-Back Trials
Luigi Mangione had an outburst in the courtroom during his latest appearance before the judge.
The 27-year-old, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, made an appearance in court on Friday (February 6) in New York City.
Judge Gregory Carro talked with lawyers about the tentative scheduling of the state murder case, one week after U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett revealed the federal trial will begin jury selection in September and opening statements in October.
Carro wants to begin the state trial on June 8, though Mangione‘s defense team pushed back on that date saying they need more time.
“The defense will not be ready on June 8,” defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo said (via ABC News). “Mr. Mangione is being put in an untenable situation that is a tug of war between two different prosecution officers.”
While being escorted out of the courtroom, Mangione had an outburst.
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While shackled and in his jail clothes, Luigi spoke out loudly and said, “One plus one is two. Double jeopardy, by any common-sense definition.”
Cornell Law School notes that the “Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects against being prosecuted twice for the same crime. Through the incorporation doctrine, double jeopardy applies to both the federal and state governments, following Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969).”
The judge in the federal trial made a big ruling about Luigi‘s future.