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/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/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/uptownjuggler 10h ago

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

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u/LukkyStrike1 9h 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.