法官Gregory Carro在周三的听证会上说，forLuigi Mangioneplan的律师计划在他的州审判中提出“积极的精神病学辩护”，声称他在联合医疗集团首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森被杀时遭受了“极度的情绪困扰”。
卡罗命令曼乔内的律师在周四之前将他的精神病记录交给检察官，法官表示这些记录将被解封。
检察官表示，他们可能会尝试将曼乔内转移到赖克斯岛的纽约市监狱大楼，接受精神病学测试。他目前被关押在布鲁克林的联邦监狱，大都会拘留中心。
卡罗说，曼乔内的律师首先通知检察官，他们可能会在9月份进行精神病学辩护。Mangione的律师和Carro都没有提供更多关于据称影响Mangione精神状态的“极端情绪困扰”的信息。
根据美国广播公司新闻首席法律分析师达恩·阿布拉姆斯的说法，如果陪审团同意“积极的精神病学辩护”，曼乔内可能被判犯有较轻的过失杀人罪，最高刑期为25年，而不是谋杀罪，这可能导致终身监禁。
“审判中最大的问题将是，他对医疗体系如此不满是否合理?”艾布拉姆斯说。
身穿海军服的曼乔内在周三的听证会上一直戴着手铐。
周三，卡罗还同意撤销与拥有大容量弹匣有关的一项刑事指控。
在今年早些时候的一项裁决后，检察官同意撤销指控，该裁决禁止他们在审判中使用该杂志，因为在宾夕法尼亚州逮捕曼乔内的警察对该杂志进行了不当搜查。
曼乔内因涉嫌于2024年12月在曼哈顿中城的一条街上枪杀汤普森(一名丈夫和两个孩子的父亲)而被捕，他对州和联邦指控不认罪。
曼乔内的州审判定于9月8日开始，他的联邦审判定于明年。
曼乔内的下一次听证会定于8月11日举行。
Luigi Mangione's attorneys plan to present 'affirmative psychiatric defense'
Attorneys forLuigi Mangioneplan to present an "affirmative psychiatric defense" at his state trial, alleging he was suffering an "extreme emotional disturbance" at the time of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Judge Gregory Carro said at a hearing Wednesday.
Carro ordered Mangione's attorneys to turn over his psychiatric records to prosecutors by Thursday, and the judge said the records would be unsealed.
Prosecutors said they may try to transfer Mangione to the New York City jail complex on Rikers Island to undergo psychiatric testing. He is currently being held at the federal jail in Brooklyn, the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Mangione's lawyers first notified prosecutors that they might pursue a psychiatric defense in September, Carro said. Neither Mangione's attorneys nor Carro provided additional information about the "extreme emotional disturbance"that allegedly impacted Mangione's mental state.
If the jury agrees with the "affirmative psychiatric defense," Mangione could be convicted of the lesser crime of manslaughter, which carries a 25-year maximum sentence, instead of murder, which could result in a life sentence, according to ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams.
"The big question at trial is going to be, is it reasonable that he was so upset about the healthcare system?" Abrams said.
Mangione, dressed in a navy suit, was shackled at the hands for the entirety of Wednesday's hearing.
Carro on Wednesday also agreed to dismiss one of the criminal counts related to possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine.
Prosecutors consented to drop the charge after a ruling earlier this year that prohibited them from using the magazine at trial because it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania.
Mangionepleaded not guiltyto state and federal charges after he was arrested for allegedly gunning down Thompson, a husband and father of two,on a Midtown Manhattan street in December 2024.
Mangione's state trial is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8 and hisfederal trial is set for next year.
Mangione's next hearing for his state case is scheduled for Aug. 11.
