Luigi Mangione's attorneys plan to present 'affirmative psychiatric defense' (abcnews.com)

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[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I was wondering the same, how does that work with him pleading not guilty?

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[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It would be manslaughter rather than murder. Murder requires the prosecution to prove intent while manslaughter has a lower barrier. Simple negligence leading to a death is manslaughter, for instance.

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