Mangione Team Withdraws Mental Health Defense in New York State Trial
The presiding judge in the state trial has ordered the documents regarding Mr. Mangione’s psychiatric evaluations to remain sealed.
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MARIE POHL
New York, New York
Marie Pohl is a freelance correspondent of The New York Sun.
Marie Pohl is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.
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Mangione To Use Insanity Defense at New York Trial in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
With an ‘affirmative psychiatric defense,’ lawyers for the man who allegedly shot an executive on a Manhattan street effectively admit that Mangione did it, but he is not responsible for his actions.
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Failure of State Prosecutor To Follow Paperwork Trail Results in Mangione’s Absence at Court
With the defendant in federal custody, U.S. Marshals have no intention of turning him over unless everything is done by the book. On Tuesday, it wasn’t.
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Could Luigi Be Insane? Mental Illness May Be Defense Strategy, Suggests Lawyer Familiar With Mangione Family
The man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare CEO could use his suffering from chronic back pain and a four-month disappearance as part of his defense, a criminal defense attorney told The New York Sun.
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Shadowing Steinbeck, With a Dog in Tow
Lauren Hough’s ‘Monster of a Land’ pays homage to ‘Travels With Charley,’ but while Steinbeck rediscovered America, she seeks to immortalize her dog.
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Judge Bars Press From Closed-Door Hearing in Mangione Case
New York’s Office of Court Administration said Judge Gregory Carro’s decision on the ‘pending matter’ will be made public.
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How a Self-Described #MeToo Feminist Decided Not To Convict Harvey Weinstein of Rape
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has not ruled out taking the Hollywood producer to court again based on the accusations of former Weinstein paramour Jessica Mann.
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Some Big Wins, Some Losses for Mangione at Evidence Suppression Hearing
In another victory for the defense, the New York Supreme Court justice granted that the statements Mr. Mangione made before he was read his Miranda rights will be suppressed at trial.
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Luigi Mangione, Accused of Shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO, To Hear Ruling on Evidence Suppression Request
Prosecutors in Mr. Mangione’s federal case say the defense is overreaching by wanting to question jury candidates about the ages, genders, occupations, and education of their children.
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Judge Declares Mistrial in Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial With Women Jurors Voting To Acquit
Just three men on the seven-man, five-woman jury held out for convicting the former Hollywood magnate in his third trial on charges of raping Jessica Mann.
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Jurors Ask for Details of Mann ‘Spacing Out’ as Weinstein Experiences Medical Episode During Rape Trial Deliberations
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‘The Good, the Bad, the Ugly’: Closing Arguments in Weinstein Case Highlight Mann’s Conflicting Emotions Toward Alleged Rapist
On Wednesday, a jury will begin deliberating the same rape charge for a third time in six years.
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