If lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged in the killing of UnitedHealth Care CEO Brian Thompson, are to mount a trial defense for their client, experts say they may have to rely on his emotion and mindset to characterize his culpability for his actions against a purported mountain of evidence.
Former prosecutors told Bloomberg News Mangione’s case is one they would have salivated over, suggesting his defense attorneys have their work cut out for them.
“I tried much weaker cases than what this appears to be and won,” Ken Taub, who prosecuted homicides in New York City, said in an interview with the news outlet. “I would love to have a case like this.”
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