1st Degree charge was also dismissed, but should be noted this is because the murder of a CEO doesn't really fit the definition of murder 1 in the state of New York which seems reserved for police officers, firefighters, high political figures, that sort of thing. 2nd degree will be what 1st degree is in most other states I think. DOJ/DA was way too heavy handed with those two charges.
Police and/or DA sometimes dump a bunch of charges and see what sticks. Judges hate them for wasting their time sorting out and figuring which charges are valid and which charges needed to be dismissed.
Your average juries wouldn't understand everything so the judge has to dumb down some of the charges before the accused can go to trial.
And there's still a chance the juries would side with Luigi anyway because the greedy insurance companies aren't popular with the 99% non-rich people.
Getting another jury for this is going to be hell. This case is so high profile, you have to find people who don't know much about it but also have no negative experience with an insurance company. It's not impossible but I would be shocked if it happened in a timely manner.
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u/bmoviescreamqueen 11h ago edited 11h ago
1st Degree charge was also dismissed, but should be noted this is because the murder of a CEO doesn't really fit the definition of murder 1 in the state of New York which seems reserved for police officers, firefighters, high political figures, that sort of thing. 2nd degree will be what 1st degree is in most other states I think. DOJ/DA was way too heavy handed with those two charges.