Luigi Mangione's state murder postponed

Luigi Mangione's trial on New York state murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance CEO was postponed on Monday, after the 28-year-old Ivy League graduate pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges.



In court on Friday, Mangione for the first time admitted to shooting 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a brazen crime that was condemned by public officials but became emblematic of Americans' frustration with health insurance industry practices.



Mangione's lawyers cited his guilty plea to the federal stalking charges he faced in urging New York state Justice Gregory Carro to dismiss the state charges.

His lawyers argued that Mangione should not have to be punished for the same conduct twice under New York's law prohibiting double jeopardy.



The state trial had previously been scheduled to begin on September 8. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.