Luigi Mangione’s lawyers push to dismiss death penalty charge

In a motion that could potentially upend the federal murder trial against Luigi Manioni, defense attorneys are making a bid to throw out the capital murder charge, writing, "Count three, the only death eligible count in the indictment and count four must be dismissed," arguing the government's two stalking charges are not categorically crimes of violence. Probably the strongest part of the defense's motion is their motion to dismiss the death penalty eligible counts. The federal government isn't normally in ...