A day after a Manhattan judge revealed that Luigi Mangione plans to pursue a mental health defense at his state murder trial later this year, his attorneys changed course, according to documents filed in court Thursday.
Justice Gregory Carro announced in court Wednesday that Mangione intended to argue he was “extremely emotionally disturbed” when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in 2024. But in a letter to the judge filed Thursday, Mangione’s lawyers said they were withdrawing their notice to bring a psychiatric case “at this time.”
Various transcripts, emails and documents were supposed to be unsealed in light of the public disclosure of the mental health defense. Those materials will now remain hidden, Carro said in a Thursday ruling.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office and Mangione’s defense team declined to comment.