On Luigi Mangione Feds Will not Appeal Death Penalty Dismissal Now Order of Cases in Doubt

On Luigi Mangione Feds Will not Appeal Death Penalty Dismissal Now Order of Cases in Doubt by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack Book Patreon SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 27 – Luigi Mangione was presented in Federal court on December 19 on four charges, one of them death penalty eligible, for the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Inner City Press was there, covering the case toward a book. On April 1 DOJ announced it would seek the death penalty against Mangione. But SDNY Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the death eligible charges, and set an October 13 court date.   After some push back, Inner City Press published a book Luigi Mangione Lone Wolf here, now Amazon here More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here   On February 6 NYS Justice Gregory Carro convened a hearing and, after a long whispered sidebar, announced that NY and he should go first, on June 8. Karen Friedman Agnifilo said that was too fast, and said she would raise double jeopardy. Luigi Mangione while being led out said it's common sense, that's double jeopardy February 6 extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here On February 9 Mangione's lawyers wrote to SDNY Judge Garnett, recounting what Justice Carro said and opposing it, promising another filing - this one on Patreon here On February 27 after 5 pm the US Attorney's Office filed that "the Department of Justice will not seek interlocutory review of the Court’s Order entered that same day, (Dkt. 103), dismissing Counts Three and Four of the Indictment."  So which court will go first? On January 14 Judge Garnett set the hearing for January 23 at 11 am: "as to Luigi Nicholas Mangione: The suppression hearing referenced in the Court's January 12 Order (Dkt. No. 90) will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:00 a.m." The hearing went 11 to 12:30, about Altoona PD's policies for searches, ending with if an item found in a vehicle, go get a warrant. But not a bag? Judge Garnett called it helpful, "see you in a week." More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here And on February 3 Judge Garnett docketed it here scheduling order on Patreon here In the state case late on December 2 Inner City Press emailed, then on December 3 faxed and hand-delivered, a letter asking to be heard and for unsealing, here. On unsealing bid, more / extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com