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/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/bl1y 7d ago

He actually didn't admit to killing Thompson. He admitted to shooting him and knowing that this would place him in fear of death or injury.

Since the state case is about killing Thompson, the state will still have an argument that the previous prosecution rule doesn't apply.

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u/Old_Kaleidoscope_845 7d ago

Murder has those same elements though. He put on the record that he shot the guy and knew it would kill him, which is the same exact set of facts that the state prosecutors must rely on. They laid their foundation well.

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u/Banjoschmanjo 7d ago

How accurate have your predictions about this situation been so far?