Luigi Mangione’s federal and state trials in CEO killing pushed back
The judges overseeing the federal and state trials of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, postponed the start of both cases Wednesday.
Mangione’s federal trial is now set to begin with jury selection on Oct. 5, followed by opening statements on Oct. 26 or Nov. 2, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled at a hearing in downtown Manhattan.
(Jury selection was previously set to start on Sept. 8, with opening statements scheduled for Oct. 13.)
Hours later, New York Judge Gregory Carro pushed the start of Mangione’s state trial from June 8 to Sept. 8.
Mangione’s lawyers had asked Garnett to postpone the federal proceedings until January. The defense argued that the overlap between the two proceedings would make it difficult for Mangione to prepare for the federal case. The new timetable could lead to even closer overlap between the two trials.
