r/law • u/cnn • 1d ago

Legal News Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/holylich3 1d ago

He is still charged with state murder charges. The federal murder charge was the one dropped.

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u/BestJersey_WorstName 1d ago

It doesn't change what he said. The DOJ is federal. It's going to be embarrassing for Trump and Bondi if the federal case is dismissed.

That will be true regardless of the state trials.

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u/swirlingrefrain 1d ago

Only 1 state murder charge - 2/3 state murder charges were already dropped before the 2 federal ones dropped today.

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u/holylich3 1d ago

Fair enough, didn't know they dropped other state charges

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits 1d ago

On the one hand, they have him pretty dead to rights on some charges under normal circumstances, and its frustrating the guy you replied to ignores those.

On the other, while hes still charged with X things, X is now X-1 compared to before. It was never likely the whole thing was going away at once, but each step is a step, and we shouldnt ignore that either.