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Reversal: Luigi Mangione's legal team drops psychiatric defense
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2:44Now PlayingLuigi Mangione has withdrawn plans to pursue a psychiatric defense in his upcoming murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to court filings released Thursday.
His attorneys offered no explanation for the sudden change.
The move comes two weeks after court proceedings focused on the defense strategy were conducted under seal, sparking objections from media organizations seeking public access to the records.
The reversal marks a dramatic shift in a case that had raised the prospect of an "extreme emotional disturbance" defense — a strategy that, if accepted by jurors after a conviction, could reduce a murder verdict to first-degree manslaughter under New York law.
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