"#LuigiMangione defense asks judge to block #deathPenalty in #CEO murder case"

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The defense's basis in the filing (pdf file):

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"The #AttorneyGeneral stated during her television appearance that a reason she ordered the #deathSentence was because the alleged victim was a CEO"

I am not going to presuppose a ruling in today's political environment, but when the prosecution seeks the death penality *because the victim is a CEO*, that's fucked

Luigi Mangione defense asks judge to block death penalty in CEO murder case

Mangione is charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street in December.

^{Dan Mangan (CNBC)}