Luigi Mangione Speaks Out in Court After Judge Schedules State Trial: ‘Double Jeopardy by Any Common Sense Definition’

Luigi Mangione addressed the court Friday after a New York judge scheduled his state murder trial for June — months before his federal case is set to begin — calling the move “double jeopardy by any common sense definition.”

New York State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro set Mangione’s state trial date for June 8, according to CBS News, ABC News and NBC News. The ruling comes after a federal judge scheduled Mangione’s federal trial for October, with jury selection slated to begin in September.

Defense attorneys had pushed for the state case to be delayed until after the federal proceedings.

“Luigi Mangione is being put in a terrible position with two different prosecutions,” Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told the court, per NBC News. “It is not his position to try this case in the middle of a federal case which is already set for trial.”

After Judge Carro issued his ruling, Mangione appeared to protest the decision aloud in court.

“One plus one is two,” Mangione reportedly said. “Double jeopardy, by any common sense definition.”

Mangione faces both state and federal charges in connection with the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Following a days-long, highly publicized manhunt, Mangione was arrested five days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

His federal case moved forward after U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed federal murder charges, eliminating the possibility of the death penalty. Mangione still faces a state murder charge in New York.