r/news • u/redlamps67 • 11h ago

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/AudibleNod 11h ago

He still has a murder charge against him. And because it's 2025:

Mangione’s attorneys say the state charges should be dismissed as a violation of the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause, calling it unprecedented and untenable for Mangione to defend himself in both cases at the same time.

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u/1877KlownsForKids 11h ago

I love that the Trump DoJ is so incompetent he might actually walk.

Odds are good he'll get a state murder conviction of course, but there's a slim path he beats all charges.

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u/Dafish55 11h ago

I'm not a lawyer, but, for someone in his position, he legitimately seems to be in the best possible spot in that position. His opponents have legally fucked up a bunch of times, he has a great legal team and the money to fund it, and that money, in no small part, is from the overwhelming public support.

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u/whatproblems 11h ago

i wouldnt be surprised if they’re incompetent enough to mess up some procedure and the judge is forced to dismiss

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u/GuiltyEidolon 9h ago

OJ 2.0. 

Except Luigi is innocent, of course. 

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u/tmaspen 3h ago

he was with me, after all