Luigi Mangione's lawyer says his federal guilty pleas should knock out the state murder case against him, arguing he can't be prosecuted twice over the same killing.
Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo spoke outside the courthouse Friday after Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Agnifilo says Mangione suffered years of severe pain from a broken back and believed the healthcare and insurance systems had failed him.
Her big argument Friday was that the killing was one event, and Mangione shouldn't be prosecuted twice for it.
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His lawyers aren't wasting any time; Agnifilo has filed a motion asking a judge to toss the state case under New York's double jeopardy protections.
Mangione's state trial is currently set to begin September 8.
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Attorney Jamie McDonald had a much different message outside court, calling Thompson's murder "deliberate, calculated, and premeditated."
McDonald stressed Mangione pleaded guilty without a plea agreement, meaning prosecutors gave him no concessions.
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When Mangione is sentenced, prosecutors plan to go for the max; McDonald says his office intends to seek life in prison.
