Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a stunning development in a case that rattled business leaders while galvanizing their critics, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Double jeopardy only applies to the same crime doesn’t it? Stalking and murder aren’t the same crime.
New York has one of the strictest double jeopardy laws in the country. It applies to charges arising from the same action, not just the same charges.