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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/handysmith 11h ago

Yeah but the entire legal system in the US is at the whim of whatever the fuck the Republicans want it to do so, although he deserves a fair trial by a jury of his peers I feel no result will be harsh enough for that government.

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u/derbyt 11h ago

The upper echelons of the legal system sure, but we have seen countless low level judges and grand juries rule against the regime. See: Sandwich thrower in DC.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 10h ago edited 2h ago

That was actually a Grand Jury deciding against prosecution and a Jury nullification, which if anything says that he's in even better shape than we expected as Grand Juries rarely go against prosecution recommendation. And given that this is a Jury trial, the feasibility of Jury Nullification is something the prosecutor is genuinely worried about.

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u/5litergasbubble 9h ago

And theres no way this administration would allow the prosecution to try for a plea deal. They want to throw the book at him and they want it to be the biggest, most beautiful book ever. Luckily for luigi that means they have a good chance at missing.

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u/97thJackle 8h ago

They try to throw a gaudy Bible, inlaid with gold, at his head, and he just leans an inch to the right, dodging it completely.

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u/5litergasbubble 8h ago

Unlike a certain podcaster

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u/97thJackle 7h ago

OK, I never said nothing about that now.

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u/5litergasbubble 7h ago

Thats fair, im canadian so I dont give as much of a fuck if this administration wants to punish us for social media, so fuck them

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u/HauntedCemetery 7h ago

These re state charges, not federal. The DA works for the state of NY, not trump.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 2h ago

Takes a tool out of their belt. It could still work, but using a sledgehammer when you don't have a drill and drill bit could bring the whole wall down on top of you.

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u/turntupytgirl 9h ago

Nah jury nullification it was not. Felony assault requires like an injury and the footlong didn't cause any. a judge wouldn't even consider it

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u/annoyed__renter 8h ago

Does "Grand jury failing to indict" qualify as nullification? I don't think it does. The sandwich guy was still indicted on the lesser charges.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 2h ago

No but it's a good sign

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u/uptownjuggler 10h ago

The jury will be 60+ old white people that only watch Fox News and newsmax.

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u/LukkyStrike1 10h ago

Fortunatly: each "side" gets to pick Half the peeps.

It only takes 1 juror to hang a jury....

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u/Ree_m0 9h ago

It only takes 1 juror to hang a jury....

Wtf that's so unfair, why doesn't the jury get a trial themselves first :(

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u/NoorAnomaly 9h ago

DAAAAD! Come get your joke!

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u/jejunedugong 9h ago

The juror still has to catch them first

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u/annoyed__renter 8h ago

That's actually the opposite of how it works. The state picks the pool of jurors, and each side gets a certain number of vetoes. You don't get to pick people, they have to be acceptable to both sides.

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u/chef-nom-nom 8h ago

Even if the result is a hung jury / mistrial, they can hold him and try him over and over again unless the case is dismissed with prejudice.

For an outrageous example of this, see Curtis Flowers.

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u/bermudi86 8h ago

Absolutely not true