NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a “Marvel movie” spectacle and by publicly declaring their desire to see him executed.

They are fresh from a legal victory that eliminated terrorism charges in Mangione’s state murder case.{ai:summary}Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.They say authorities prejudiced the case by turning the arrest into a Marvel movie spectacle and by publicly declaring they want him executed. #crime

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

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