Luigi Mangione's New York murder trial postponed amid double jeopardy challenge

A New York state judge on Monday effectively postponed Luigi Mangione’s trial on murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance CEO, Reuters reported.

The trial had been scheduled to begin on September 8. Mangione, who pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges, has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.

Mangione’s lawyers asked New York state Justice Gregory Carro on Friday to dismiss the charges, arguing that Mangione should not be punished twice for the same conduct under New York’s double jeopardy law. Carro gave prosecutors until October 9 to respond to the motion and scheduled Mangione’s next state court appearance for December 10, meaning the trial will not proceed as scheduled next month.