Luigi Mangione’s defense team has filed a scathing 114-page motion urging a federal judge to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case. The lawyers argue that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s public announcement and subsequent social media campaign fatally prejudiced their client’s case before he was even formally indicted.
The defense motion, filed on Saturday, comes after Mangione scored a significant legal victory earlier this week when a New York state judge dismissed terrorism charges against him. However, he still faces second-degree murder charges in state court and federal charges that could result in execution if he’s convicted.
