Luigi Mangione Trial Postponed

A judge delayed Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after his federal guilty plea.

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Updated Aug 17, 7:30pm ET

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New York Justice Gregory Carro effectively postponed Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial, which had been scheduled for September 8, and set a December 10 court date on his bid to dismiss the case. Carro gave Manhattan prosecutors until October 9 to answer Mangione’s motion arguing that a state prosecution would violate New York’s double jeopardy law after his federal guilty plea last week. Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while he has pleaded not guilty to New York second-degree murder and weapons charges.

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