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The legal team for Luigi Mangione, accused in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, reversed course and withdrew plans to pursue a psychiatric defense.
Luigi Mangione's legal team withdrew its planned psychiatric defense in the trial for the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. The reversal happened after the defense had already signaled this strategy.
Withdrawing a psychiatric defense mid-case is unusual. It suggests either new information shifted strategy, negotiations changed, or the defense calculated the defense would fail. The move is tactical—perhaps betting that contesting guilt directly is stronger than arguing mental illness. What Mangione's team thinks will actually work in court is now unclear.
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