Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdraw plans for psychiatric defense
In a court filing Thursday, Mangione's legal team said they won't file psychiatric evidence in the 28-year-old's state murder case. The move came a day after his lawyers said they planned to pursue a psychiatric defense.
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National Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdraw plans for psychiatric defense June 18, 20269:49 PM ET Brian Mann Luigi Mangione appears for a pretrial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, June 17, 2026. Angelina Katsanis/AP hide caption toggle caption Angelina Katsanis/AP New York — In a dramatic reversal, Luigi Mangione's legal team on Thursday backed away from a plan to use a psychiatric defense when his case goes to trial in state court in September. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to murdering health insurance CEO Brian Thompson in 2024 on a Manhattan street. At a hearing only a day earlier before state Judge Gregory Carro, Mangione's attorneys confirmed that Mangione had been undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
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