The defense attorney for the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO expressed his belief that the judge should have set bail for his client. At an extradition hearing, the judge denied bail to Luigi Mangione, who is facing a second-degree murder charge in New York, along with other charges in Pennsylvania related to a gun and fake ID found in his possession during his arrest.
The attorney, Tom Dickey, argued that in Pennsylvania, most crimes are considered bailable offenses, except for capital cases. Dickey emphasized the importance of setting some form of bail, stating, 'To simply say no bail, with all due respect to the judge, I believe bail should have been set.' He further added, 'The judge could set $1 million bail. It could be $5 million bail, but damn it, you get bail. That’s what you do.'
