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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering health insurance CEO (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 day ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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In short:

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges.

Mr Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.

What's next?

Prosecutors say the state case is expected to run parallel to a federal prosecution.

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are reasons why someone might admit guilt when they didnt do it. A fall guy for the mafia, for example. In that case an honest court system might want a trial to uncover the truth, rather than just lock up the patsy.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Ah.

It seems like the court system you describe is considered an investigative body.

Under the US system, the investigation proceeds independent of the courts. The fall guy pleading guilty doesn't stop the investigation.