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Luigi Mangione's federal guilty plea has triggered a new legal battle: can New York state still put him on trial?
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In this episode, Jordan Dunbar speaks to former assistant district attorney Gary Galperin and defence attorney Todd Spodek about the defence's attempt to dismiss the state case using New York's double jeopardy laws.
They explain what Mangione admitted to in federal court, why his lawyers may have chosen this moment to plead guilty, and why legal experts disagree over whether the state prosecution can continue.
The discussion also examines what happens if the double jeopardy motion fails, whether a jury trial is still likely, and what the defence could realistically argue given Mangione's admissions in court.
00:00 What Mangione pleaded guilty to
01:53 Mangione's full courtroom statement
03:55 Why the defence revealed so much detail
07:40 Double jeopardy explained
09:52 Will the state case be dismissed?
13:46 Past double jeopardy cases: Manafort and the mob
15:36 What a state trial would actually look like
19:32 Jury nullification and the one-juror problem
22:00 Psychiatric evidence and what's off the table
24:26 December 18th: the sentencing that matters most
27:02 The three ways this ends
29:04 What the prosecution wants
Watch more episodes of The Mangione Trial podcast here 👉🏽 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dqQA7wr_EnhoqLNVKsFBtE
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Luigi Mangione's federal guilty plea has triggered a new legal battle: can New York state still put him on trial?
Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 bbc.in/3VyyriM
In this episode, Jordan Dunbar speaks to former assistant district attorney Gary Galperin and defence attorney Todd Spodek about the defence's attempt to dismiss the state case using New York's double jeopardy laws.
They explain what Mangione admitted to in federal court, why his lawyers may have chosen this moment to plead guilty, and why legal experts disagree over whether the state prosecution can continue.
The discussion also examines what happens if the double jeopardy motion fails, whether a jury trial is still likely, and what the defence could realistically argue given Mangione's admissions in court.
00:00 What Mangione pleaded guilty to
01:53 Mangione's full courtroom statement
03:55 Why the defence revealed so much detail
07:40 Double jeopardy explained
09:52 Will the state case be dismissed?
13:46 Past double jeopardy cases: Manafort and the mob
15:36 What a state trial would actually look like
19:32 Jury nullification and the one-juror problem
22:00 Psychiatric evidence and what's off the table
24:26 December 18th: the sentencing that matters most
27:02 The three ways this ends
29:04 What the prosecution wants
Watch more episodes of The Mangione Trial podcast here 👉🏽 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dqQA7wr_EnhoqLNVKsFBtE
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