Luigi Mangione’s Attorneys Ask Choose to Unshackle Him for Future Court docket Appearances

Luigi Mangione‘s authorized group’s working to free their consumer one physique half at a time … as a result of they’re now asking a choose to unshackle his fingers within the courtroom for future appearances.

In keeping with a letter despatched to the choose within the case, Mangione’s aspect — led by Karen Friedman Agnifilo — is requesting Mangione be allowed to put on court-appropriate garments as a substitute of a jail jumpsuit, and never must placed on a bulletproof vest.

Additionally they need the restraints taken off his fingers … arguing the entire shackles and jail garb unfairly prejudice his potential to get a good trial.

Mangione’s attorneys say their consumer is not a menace to anybody within the courtroom … claiming he is been a mannequin prisoner document since he was taken into custody in December.

The attorneys insist the high-profile nature of the case means leaving him in restraints and jail clothes — even throughout the pretrial part — might be reported on within the media and will unduly affect potential jurors.

As … Mangione was arrested and charged with homicide after the December taking pictures dying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC.