Why is Luigi Mangione not facing death penalty for Brian Thompson’s murder? The ‘key’ legal twist explained

Luigi Mangione escaped the federal death penalty after a judge dismissed the murder charge, but he still faces life and state charges.. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP, File) (Jeenah Moon/Pool Reuters via AP)

Luigi Mangione is not facing the death penalty in the federal case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because a federal judge dismissed the murder charge that allowed prosecutors to seek capital punishment. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled in January that the federal murder charge could not legally stand alongside the stalking … Read more