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".

Mangione lawyers abandon psychiatric defense over health CEO’s killing

Legal team of alleged gunman, 28, reverses position on ‘extreme emotional disturbance’ defense after one day In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione’s legal team said on Thursday they would no longer pursue a psychiatric defense in his upcoming state trial over the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Just one day earlier, Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Gregory Carro they would pursue a defense claiming the 28-year-old was suffering an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time ...

By Guardian staff and agencies

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.

By Brian Mann

Luigi Mangione bails on psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case

Luigi Mangione withdraws psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case, according to new court filings ahead of trial.

Luigi Mangione won't assert a psychiatric defence in state trial, after all, his lawyers say

In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdraw psychiatric defense in CEO murder trial

The decision comes a day after Mangione’s team said they intended to argue that he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance

By Michael R. Sisak

Luigi Mangione Withdraws Plan to Use Psychiatric Defense

Mangione, accused CEO killer, withdraws mental health defense plans for now

Mangione, 28, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in Midtown in December 2024.

Luigi Mangione withdraws mental health defence for trial

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk, is for now withdrawing plans to introduce evidence at trial that he was undergoing an extreme mental health crisis at the time of the alleged killing, according to a court filing.

Luigi Mangione Suddenly Withdraws Psychiatric Defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Trial

Only one day after a New York state judge unsealed Mangione’s notice to potentially use an “extreme emotional disturbance” defense, his team abruptly changes course

By Althea Legaspi

Luigi Mangione Withdraws His Emotional Disturbance Defense

It's a shocker for sure ... Luigi Mangione has backed off his core defense that was just announced in court yesterday, but there may be more to this story than meets the eye. As we reported, the judge in his New York State murder trial revealed…

By TMZ Staff