- Luigi Mangione's lawyers have withdrawn his psychiatric defense in the state murder trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- This decision reverses a previous announcement that Mangione would argue he suffered from extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the December 2024 killing.
- The withdrawal occurred on Thursday, the deadline for the defense to provide evidence for the emotional disturbance claim, and after a transcript from a related closed-door hearing was unsealed.
- An extreme emotional disturbance defense, if accepted by a jury, could have reduced a potential murder conviction (carrying a life sentence) to manslaughter (punishable by up to 25 years in prison).
- Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges and federal stalking charges, with trials scheduled for September and October, respectively.
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