
The assassination of a prominent CEO as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel sent shockwaves across America. Now, the man accused of the crime, Luigi Mangione, is at the centre of a high-stakes legal battle as his lawyers fight to dismantle the federal case against him and spare him from a potential death sentence.
In papers filed in a Manhattan federal court on Saturday, lawyers for the 27-year-old asked a judge to dismiss several criminal charges stemming from the December killing of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive, Brian Thompson. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to both state and federal charges.