Luigi Mangione returns to court less than a month before state trial

Luigi Mangione appeared in a New York courtroom Tuesday for what could be the final hearing before his state murder trial begins next month.

Luigi Mangione appeared in a New York courtroom Tuesday for what could be the final hearing before his state murder trial begins next month.

Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty to several state charges in connection with the December 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown.

At Tuesday’s hearing, New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro is expected to determine jury selection logistics — a task that could prove challenging given the case’s notoriety. Jury selection is set to begin Sept. 8.

If convicted, Mangione faces up to life in prison.

On Tuesday, the courtroom was filled with journalists and some Mangione proponents, who were wearing green, a color that appeared to reference the Luigi character from the iconic Nintendo Super Mario games and subsequent movies.