NEW YORK — Attorneys prosecuting Luigi Mangione for assassinating Minnesota insurance executive Brian Thompson have been given six weeks to lay out their case. In a hearing at which Mangione was present, Judge Gregory Carro ordered these deadlines:
> April 9: For Mangione’s attorneys to file pretrial requests for details from prosecutors on what they see as their case.
> May 14: For prosecutors to respond.
> June 26: For a hearing to review the documents to resolve legal issues.
The judge did not set a trial date. Mangione, age 26, has pleaded not guilty to specifics of existing charges. He is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December. The assassination has made him a poster child for growing public anger against abusive practices by the insurance industry to deny and delay claims. Thompson was chief executive of United Healthcare, the largest and most profitable heath carrier in the nation.
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Anger at insurance industry practices. Supporters outside a court hearing for the man accused of assassinating health insurance executive Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione a symbol for critics of the insurance industry who claim corporate greed honest claims for pay-outs. Posters include the suggestion of Mangione for sainthood.
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Mangione. Being led into court by jail-tenders.
To cuff? Or not?
Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, asked that shackles be removed for Mangione’s court appearance. Also too a bullet-proof vest. The shackles gave a negative and unfair impression that was robbing Mangione of a presumption of innocence. Agnifilo said. The judge denied the request. It’s for the defendant’s own security, he said.