r/LuigiNation • u/Puzzleheaded-Cat4796 • Jul 29 '25
Article Prosecutors Fight Luigi Mangione's Demand for Death Penalty Details
In a court filing Friday night, Luigi Mangione posed what his lawyers say is an urgent question: Why is the federal government seeking the death penalty?
Responding on Monday, federal prosecutors not only opposed tipping their hand, but successfully asked the judge for a month to explain why.
"The government intends to oppose the defendant's motion and respectfully requests a period of thirty days to file its response," prosecutors wrote in a tersely-worded letter to the judge, who set an August 27 reply deadline.
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It will take the defense considerable time to prepare its challenges to the prosecution claims, particularly to the claim of "grave risk of death to additional persons," Moskowitz wrote.
"The Notice does not identify what other people were put in grave risk of death," he wrote.
"Indeed, given that the shooting of Mr. Thompson was done at close range and early in the morning, when the street was nearly empty, it is hard to imagine, without further specificity, how the government intends to prove this aggravating factor."
The need for speed is "acute," Moskowitz added, "since the court has expressed its intention to try this case in 2026."
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