Luigi Mangione assassination case signals DOJ shift on death penalty in blue states, expert says
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A legal battle is unfolding as Luigi Mangione's attorneys fight the death penalty in the high-profile UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, questioning grounds for capital punishment.
Unofficially, however, Attorney General Pam Bondi said April 1 she was directing prosecutors to seek the death penalty, and the defense took issue with the announcement itself and how she made it in an Instagram post. They argued that the language suggested Mangione has already been convicted of the charges — he has not — and that such language prejudiced the grand jury process, which could still be underway with the deadline to file an indictment Friday. "Bigger picture, this may reflect a shift in DOJ policy where they will seek the death penalty in blue states that have a moratorium on or have an outright ban on capital punishment."
Last week, Mangione's lawyers argued that seeking death in the federal case, which was filed after New York prosecutors leveled their own murder and terrorism charges against him, is "arbitrary and capricious" and that the directive for U.S. attorneys to seek capital punishment is politically motivated and influenced by Thompson's status as a prominent CEO.
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