Mangione, 28, faced both federal and state trials in New York for the deadly 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel. He had previously pleaded not guilty in both cases.
Mangione entered the court at around 11:10 a.m. with his feet shackled and his hands behind his back. He was wearing tan prison clothing with a white T-shirt underneath.
The judge asked Mangione if that was correct.
The judge then asked Mangione a series of questions about his background and use of medications and drugs. The judge then found Mangione to be fully competent to enter the plea.
The judge pointed out that there's no plea agreement between the defense and prosecution, and Mangione's defense attorney said that's correct.
That left federal stalking charges against him, which brought the possibility of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Speculation about a possible plea deal had been rampant since Tuesday, when prosecutors and Mangione's defense team sent a letter to the court requesting a Friday conference regarding the federal case.
The state case, in which he faces second-degree murder charges, among others, also carries with it the possibility of life in prison.
Double jeopardy refers to a law stating "a person may not be twice prosecuted for the same offense," although there are a number of exceptions.
Legal expert Rich Schoenstein, however, said he thinks the double jeopardy argument is "open and complicated and subject to debate."
"So the weapons and forged instrument charges would not be resolved by the federal plea, and arguably the intentional killing charge would not be resolved. I do think there's a serious question as to whether this would be double jeopardy," Schoenstein said.
Evidence in the Luigi Mangione case
Key evidence seized during Mangione's Pennsylvania arrest had been expected to be admitted in the federal trial, including a 3D-printed handgun, loaded magazine, a notebook and more.
Thompson's killing set off a frantic multistate manhunt that ended with Mangione's arrest at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days later.
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