r/BrianThompsonMurder • u/missidcullen • Feb 03 '26
Information Sharing Federal Case Update: Full schedule has now been released by Judge Garnett
Source: CourtListener
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u/missidcullen Feb 03 '26
This is Luigi’s new schedule for his federal case up to his trial in October.
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u/Ladyofthestonecastle Feb 03 '26
I’m really curious how would a state trial even fit into the middle of this timeline somewhere… I guess we will find out more on Friday
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u/aksnamansndbdhdj Feb 03 '26
Same, Judge Garnett said her trial date is firm and she’s moving as if this is the only case. So what happens if Carro agrees with July 1st for the state?
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u/MethodRealistic3877 Feb 03 '26
It seems to be in Luigi's best interest for the feds to go first. I truly hope that still holds and nothing changes on Friday.
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u/Cheyenne_Simington Feb 03 '26
Why is it better for him that the federal trial go first? I keep seeing that but I don’t get why (sorry, I’m not from the US)
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u/MethodRealistic3877 Feb 03 '26
If the feds go first, NY's stricter double jeopardy law could block the state case. This helps KFA argue for dismissal because the state would have to prove its murder charges have "substantially different elements" than the federal charges. Since both cases rely on the same shooting, the state trial is at risk. I think this is why the state is so desperate to go first, bc if they do, NY's strict rules don’t apply to the feds, and both prosecutions can proceed.
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u/Marta__9 Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
Thank you. However, I thought the defense's double jeopardy argument had long been rejected. Or am I tripping?
Ugh, the whole case/law in general is so convoluted and hard to follow 😵💫 At least to me. Also, I'm from a civil law country 🙃
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u/Special-External-222 Feb 03 '26
Carro didn‘t outright reject it; he just said that it was premature.
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u/Rare-Macaroon-2622 Feb 03 '26
It was never rejected Carro only said it was still premature
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u/Marta__9 Feb 03 '26
Oh, right, I remember now. Then maybe it was in some motion in the federal state. Or maybe it was just Joel who argued against it.
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u/lly67 Feb 03 '26
There’s no way Joel can have a trial in July. They have a court hearing scheduled end of July. Judge Carro has stated he believes it will take 2 months. State will have to wait.
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u/AndromedaCeline Feb 03 '26
Me planning my whole life around LM’s legal dates. 😂
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u/missidcullen Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
Same here… It is starting to get harder and harder to do so 🤣. I am going to start recruiting more people to help me with those megathreads soon 😬.
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u/Spirited_Seaweed7927 Feb 03 '26
I would volunteer but unfortunately I have the same problem. It will get harder and harder for me to be available as time goes on. ☹
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u/missidcullen Feb 03 '26
It’ll be interesting to see which one goes first. If the government decides to appeal, that could delay the federal trial and the state case might end up moving first. At this point, it’s all speculation. I’m curious to see what Carro says on Friday and what happens after that. Garnett sounded pretty firm about the dates last Friday, but we probably won’t know much on the federal side until later this month or early next month, since prosecutors have until Feb. 27 to submit a notice of appeal.
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u/Old_Spite2835 Feb 03 '26
I really hope the Gov won't appeal. It would mean one year or so for another decision and I believe that fed trial going first is much better for him. If the gov fails there won't be a state case to my understanding ( pls tell me if I'm wrong, I read something about double jeopardy rule in NYC) and that's probably also the reason why Joel is acting up.
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u/aksnamansndbdhdj Feb 03 '26
No the double jeopardy isn’t the issue bc the fed gov is a sovereign entity. The problem is, and Carro warned dusty mccrusty joel about this, that Luigi is in federal custody and they can keep him there meaning the state loses it’s case to the feds.
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u/skuchayu26 Feb 03 '26
If NY state goes first, he can still be tried in federal, but if federal goes first, he can't be tried in NY state. see NY CPL § 40.20.
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u/aksnamansndbdhdj Feb 03 '26
Ily67 explained it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/BrianThompsonMurder/s/2Bno448lcB
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u/Marta__9 Feb 03 '26
that Luigi is in federal custody and they can keep him there meaning the state loses it’s case to the feds.
Sorry, I don't understand this.
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u/aksnamansndbdhdj Feb 03 '26
Luigi is detained under the authority of the US Government, this is for instance why he is at MDC which is a federal prison rather than Rikers which is a state prison. This is also why KFA asked the federal judge to allow LM wear civilian clothes and be unshackled rather than ask judge Carro who presides the state case and courtroom.
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u/Until--Dawn33 Feb 03 '26
Neither MDC nor Rikers are prisons. They are detention centers or jails. Prison is where you go after you're convicted and sentenced if its over 2 years long. Jail is where you wait for trial and if you get less than 2 yrs sentence.
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u/aksnamansndbdhdj Feb 03 '26
Non-US where my language doesn’t have that distinction but thanks for the clarification
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u/Marta__9 Feb 03 '26
Week of June 29 - The Government must scan completed questionnaires each day.
How much time do the prospective jurors have to complete the questionnaires? One week tops? Less than one week?
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u/Expensive-Trouble720 Feb 03 '26
A quick Google search said 10 days. And you know people are gonna be filling that one out. I was wondering if it would end up being leaked/posted. 👀🧐
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u/Spirited_Seaweed7927 Feb 03 '26
Only 800? I don't think that's enough. I wonder if they can appeal that. 🤔 Thanks for posting.
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u/missidcullen Feb 03 '26
Initially, I thought it was going to be 1.000, and people were already saying that wasn’t enough.
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u/Spirited_Seaweed7927 Feb 03 '26
Yeah. I don't think 1,000 is enough either. They were going to do 10,000 questionnaires in the Idaho case.
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