Judge narrows Mangione case, federal death penalty off the table

A federal judge dismissed two of four charges against Luigi Mangione—murder through use of a firearm and a related firearms offense—so he will not face the federal death penalty; two stalking counts remain, carrying life without parole. The court ruled the murder charge was legally flawed because it requires a crime of violence. Mangione also faces a separate New York state case, and the trial will proceed with the remaining charges, with evidence from his backpack seized at arrest deemed admissible.