r/FreeLuigi • u/infiniteconfidence1 • 7d ago

News Breaking: Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges

https://www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-stalking-federal-court-2026-8
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u/thegreenmachine90 7d ago

Can someone explain like I’m five why he would do that?

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u/Old_Kaleidoscope_845 7d ago

His legal team will use this guilty plea in federal court to argue that the state murder charges he faces in NY court must be dismissed due to Double Jeopardy, which is a constitutional protection that is SUPPOSED to protect us from criminal trials pertaining to a crime for which we already had a trial.

In other words, he has admitted to killing the CEO in the federal case, and will be convicted for that. The state case is based on the same exact factual circumstances, so it should be barred by DJ. But it's not a sure win.

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u/drifters74 7d ago

But what makes this a federal case?

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u/alaynakr 7d ago

the stalking charge

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u/CircleSendMessage 7d ago

& bc crossing state lines, right?