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Federal prosecutors in Luigi Mangione case won’t appeal ruling that took death penalty off the table

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This means the federal trial is expected to begin this fall.

ByAaron Katersky

February 27, 2026, 3:55 PM

Federal prosecutors in New York signaled in a letter to the court Friday that they would not appeal a judge's decision that removed the death penalty from consideration in the case against Luigi Mangione.

This means the federal trial is expected to begin this fall with jury selection in September. 

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