Breaking down Luigi Mangione's new defense strategy for NY state trial

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Luigi Mangione's defense team announced they will argue he suffered extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a judge at a Wednesday state court hearing. If successful, the psychiatric defense could result in a conviction for manslaughter rather than murder, or potentially lead to psychiatric treatment instead of incarceration. The defendant appeared in Manhattan court after missing a prior hearing due to administrative issues.