3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Summary
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdrew a sealed filing saying they might pursue an extreme emotional disturbance defense, then told the court they were no longer considering that strategy.
Justice Gregory Carro ordered the filing and related documents resealed after unsealing them this month, reversing a rare public glimpse into the defense’s approach.
The judge said confidentiality was necessary because that defense could have required Mangione to admit some responsibility for the Midtown Manhattan killing of a health care executive.
The episode underscores the unusual secrecy around Mangione’s state case even as public attention has intensified ahead of his Sept. 8 trial in Manhattan.