Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , appeared in court Tuesday morning in New York City, where the judge ruled to dismiss the state terrorism charges against him.
Mangione walked into Manhattan Criminal Court wearing a tan prison jumpsuit shortly before 9:30 a.m. for a hearing on several pre-trial motions . Dozens of members of the press packed the courtroom, as well as members of the public.
Mangione faces both state and federal charges in the killing of Thompson, a husband and father of two , last December outside a Manhattan hotel . The 11 state charges included murder and terrorism , and the federal ones carry the possibility of the death penalty . Mangione has pleaded not guilty.
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