US judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione

[erik@mastodon.infrageeks.social]

@lashman That was unexpected. But as the judge pointed out, there are so many self-contradictory laws and precedents that this kind of thing happens.

Good to hear the death penalty is now off the table

[caymanpilot@mastodon.social]

@No5JW @lashman
I'm with you

[peachfront@toot.community]

@lashman

it's a start #FreeLuigi

[ricardoharvin@mstdn.social]

@lashman Luigi did nothing wrong, until he lowered his mask while being recorded.

[courtney@dads.cool]

@reflex @spacehobo @lashman also NY doesn't have the death penalty, right? Versus the federal court.

[passwordsarehard4@mastodon.social]

@ricardoharvin @lashman come on now, he got caught with the gun. He did plenty of stuff wrong, like getting caught to start with.

[alexafontanilla2024@mastodon.social]

@No5JW
#PostOfTheWeek (season 3):
Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a U.S. judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a major blow to federal prosecutors.

[alexafontanilla2024@mastodon.social]

@No5JW
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett (Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) in Manhattan said she felt constrained by Supreme Court precedents to dismiss the murder charge, saying it was legally incompatible with the two stalking charges Mangione still faces, while acknowledging that ordinary people might be dumbfounded by the outcome.

[ricardoharvin@mstdn.social]

@passwordsarehard4 @lashman Sure, bot

[melioristicmarie@tech.lgbt]

@lashman

[c.e.o. culler]

[sunflowerfield@mastodon.social]

@lashman Good news.

[reflex@retrogaming.social]

@courtney @spacehobo @lashman They do not.

[ziggyzapf@dice.camp]

@lashman Still miffed that the backpack isn't being dismissed. My understanding is they didn't properly seal it after the first search, so there was opportunity to plant evidence.

Even if Luigi did it, the cops screwed up too badly to leave out reasonable doubt.

[sagethesagesage@mastodon.social]

@lashman MY MAN

[csstrowbridge@mastodon.social]

@ZiggyZapf @lashman

Hopefully the defence hammers home that point over and over again.

[petesmom@kolektiva.social]

@idoubtit @lashman
Would also love to know - first thought is SCOTUS made a determination that "stalking" isnt a crime of violence because thats what (men) abusers due to (women) victims. But also probably some mental gymnastics re: rittenhouse?

[oscherler@tooting.ch]

@lashman Dafuq is a weapons charge?

[charleekress@mastodon.social]

@rasterweb @lashman or a cover for the song "psycho killer" with a little upgrade of the lyrics

[lamalamente@mastodon.social]

@lashman wow! I didn't see this coming.

[dirtyancom@kolektiva.social]

@oscherler Possession of an unlicensed or illegal firearm, is what is most likely in this case, since it was a 3D-printed gun that killed that goober. It could also be any possession if one were legally banned from owning any, such as a convicted felon. Or, say, a machine gun or explosive weapon if one did not have a permit for such.

@lashman