Luigi Mangione’s state trial tentatively scheduled for June

Luigi Mangione’s state murder case is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 8, Judge Gregory Carro said on Friday.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett announced that Mangione’s federal trial will begin with jury selection on Sept. 8 and opening statements on Oct. 13. But Carro said Friday that he believes the state case should go to trial first.

“It appears that the federal government has reneged on their agreement to let the state, who did most of the work in this case, to go first,” he remarked at the beginning of the hearing. 

Mangione’s lawyers argued the June 8 trial date is not feasible. 

Mangione protested the judge’s decision as he was escorted out of court by officers on Friday.

“One plus one is two,” Mangione said. “Double jeopardy by any common-sense definition.”

Carro said he could push the trial date to Sept. 8 if the Department of Justice decides to appeal a ruling in Mangione’s federal case. 

Mangione, who is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024, has pleaded not guilty to the state and federal charges. Garnett last week took the death penalty off the table in the federal case.

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