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Mangione lawyers drop psychiatric defence in state trial
Filed: Jun 19, 2026 at 10:02 AM ET
Summary: Luigi Mangione’s lawyers reversed course and will no longer argue a psychiatric defence in his state murder trial.
WHO: Luigi Mangione's attorneys
WHAT: Reversed course and decided not to pursue a psychiatric defence at the state murder trial
WHEN: Jun 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM ET
WHERE: Manhattan, USA
WHY: They reversed course ahead of a Thursday deadline to provide prosecutors with information supporting the psychiatric defence claim.
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