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Judge Postpones Luigi Mangione Murder Trial Over Double-Jeopardy

8/20/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Judge Gregory Carro postponed Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial.
Carro ordered Manhattan prosecutors to answer Mangione’s double-jeopardy motion by Oct. 9.
The next state-court hearing is set for Dec. 10, before Mangione’s federal sentencing on Dec. 18.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the office will continue litigating the double-jeopardy claim.
Defense lawyers argue Mangione’s federal plea constitutes a prior prosecution that bars the state case.

History

Historical Context

In 1969 the Supreme Court, in a 5-2 opinion by Justice Abe Fortas, held in Benton v. Maryland that the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, overturning Palko v. Connecticut. Waller v. Florida (1970) cemented that a state may not retry a defendant after a federal conviction, a principle DA Alvin Bragg invokes in the Mangione murder-plea case.

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Story summary

U.S. Judge Gregory Carro postponed Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial.
Carro ordered Manhattan prosecutors to answer Mangione’s double-jeopardy motion by Oct. 9.
The next state-court hearing is set for Dec. 10, before Mangione’s federal sentencing on Dec. 18.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the office will continue litigating the double-jeopardy claim.
Defense lawyers argue Mangione’s federal plea constitutes a prior prosecution that bars the state case.

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