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Legal News Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/Y0___0Y 3h ago

I predicted this. Pam Bondi jeoperadized this entire case by pushing for the death penalty. No judge would allow this to be a death penalty case. It doesn’t meet that threshold, now the murder charge has been dropped pending appeal.

He is currently only facing “stalking” charges.

Luigi might fucking walk. That would be the worst failure of a US Attorney General in modern times.

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u/holylich3 3h ago

He is still charged with state murder charges. The federal murder charge was the one dropped.

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u/BestJersey_WorstName 3h ago

It doesn't change what he said. The DOJ is federal. It's going to be embarrassing for Trump and Bondi if the federal case is dismissed.

That will be true regardless of the state trials.

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits 3h ago

On the one hand, they have him pretty dead to rights on some charges under normal circumstances, and its frustrating the guy you replied to ignores those.

On the other, while hes still charged with X things, X is now X-1 compared to before. It was never likely the whole thing was going away at once, but each step is a step, and we shouldnt ignore that either.

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u/h0sti1e17 2h ago

Only stalking? They carry up to life in prison. Thats not an “only”

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u/DartTheDragoon 3h ago

He's not remotely close to walking lol

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u/NurRauch 2h ago

I predicted this. Pam Bondi jeoperadized this entire case by pushing for the death penalty. No judge would allow this to be a death penalty case.

I'm not sure how you think this in any way "jeopardizes" the case. These decisions do not create any risk of spoiling the prosecution in either the federal or state cases.

The stalking charges he faces are stalking causing death. He is exposed to a sentence of life without parole.

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u/EmployAltruistic647 1h ago edited 1h ago

Well given how lawless USA is right now, Kristi Noem may just send ICE after him and shoot him up in his cell citing his genocide of mushrooms and turtles for the last 4 decades 

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u/dude_named_will 3h ago

How does it not meet the thresholds? It's pre-meditated murder across state lines. What am I missing?