Mangione's lawyers reverse course on psychiatric defence in state murder trial
The defence team reverse course a day after saying they would argue he suffered "extreme emotional disturbance".
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"By using a psychiatric defence argument, Mangione would have essentially admitted to killing Thompson with mitigating circumstances."
— Richard Schoenstein , Other
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Brian Thompson was the Chief Executive of UnitedHealthcare and was shot dead in December 2024.
Gregory Carro is the judge presiding over the trial of Luigi Mangione.
Luigi Mangione is the accused in the murder trial of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Richard Schoenstein is a legal expert commenting on the implications of the psychiatric defense.
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The defence team reverse course a day after saying they would argue he suffered "extreme emotional disturbance".
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