An expert in the death penalty has been appointed as Luigi Mangione's defense team, the man accused of shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.
During a short command on Tuesday, Federal Judge Katherine Parker decided that Avraham Markowitz, an expert in capital cases, will investigate the federal matter of Mangione.
One of his federal charges, murder by using a firearm, is eligible for the death penalty.
Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting Thompson, 50, on December 4 outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, while the CEO went its way to an investor conference.
A spokesperson for his lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told ABC News that she is 'happy' to let Markowitz participate in the case.
“The Intrater team of Agnifilo is pleased to give Avi Moskowitz his considerable expertise in the death penalty to the federal matter of Mr Mangione as” learned counsel, “a company spokesperson told The Outlet.
“The charges cannot be more serious and our customer needs each source at its disposal to combat these unprecedented charges in three areas of law.”
Mangione, which is currently locked up in the infamous metropolitan center of Brooklyn, did not owe the 11 charges in his charges, including murder in the first degree and Murder as an act of terrorism.
A death penalty expert, Avraham Markowitz, was appointed on Tuesday as the defense team of Luigi Mangione by the federal judge Katherine Parker
Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting Unitedhealth CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on December 4 outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
The resident of Maryland has also been sued in the Big Apple with two counts of second -degree murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second -degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, one counting, one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
The 26-year-old is confronted with life in prison without conditional release if he is convicted of the statements of the state.
Talking about the death penalty for Mangione was thrown around by several politicians, because the news about Thompson's death soon pointed to the accident of Americans with American health care and led to conservatives called the murder an injustice against the system.
Senator Rick Scott from Florida has called for extreme action in a clip that has been exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com.
Scott, a former healthcare director, said that although Mangione was not convicted of the murder of Thompson, he believes that the death penalty would be justified if he is found guilty.
He said it is clear that death should be the punishment because of the 'cold -blooded' nature of the murder and the obvious 'Vendetta' that is held against the CEO.
“Luigi Mangioni, at the beginning of December, as you know, the Brian Thompson of the United Healthcare CEO in midtown Manhattan would have shot and killed early in the morning,” Gabe Groisman told Scott during an interview in a coming episode of his Podcast position.
“It was the way he was executed, it seemed clear at that time that the world would condemn him.”
Mangione did not owe the 11 charges in his indictment, including murder of the first degree and murder as an act of terrorism. (Depicted: the moment that Thompson was shot)
“At least there has been a big push in social media and the kind of younger generation that is almost trying to defend Mangione or apologize because of the problems he sees in health care and the insurance sector,” Grroisman noted.
“What is your response to what happened with your background in healthcare?” he asked.
The senator replied: “There are groups that you know now believe in violence as a way to get the change they want and you know that you just have to condemn it and keep these people responsible for bad deeds.”
“Do you think he deserves what you know, the death penalty for his actions?” Groisman pressed.
“I mean, he hasn't been convicted yet, but it certainly looks that it was just absolutely in cool blood and he just had a vendetta against him, so that's what you read,” Scott said.
'So if that is what happened, I mean clearly, you know [the death penalty] is clearly justified. '
He concluded: “If someone does not like the way in which the health care system is delivered, step into the middle and change it – so that's the right way to do it.”
The news about the death of Thompson soon pointed to the accident of Americans with American health care and led to conservatives called the murder an injustice against the system. (Depicted: Mangione in the South Street Helipad in New York City after he was extradited from Pennsylvania)
Earlier this month, public prosecutors and lawyers agreed with a last-minute delay to bring a complaint against Mangione.
Since then he has been charged in a criminal complaint, a document that is submitted against individuals prior to the return of an indictment.
Public Prosecutors said they consulted with the defense and agreed that the extension of the deadline was needed 'to allow both parties sufficient preparation for pretrial procedures and the process themselves.'
In a letter to the court, the lawyers agreed that the deadline could be extended from January 18 to 17 February to bring an indictment against Mangione.
The case is unusual because at least one indictment entails the possibility of the death penalty, but whether the fine should be taken by the Ministry of Justice in Washington.
He initially appeared on the charges at the end of December. Mangione will not be mandatory to introduce a plea until an indictment has been returned.
Public Prosecutors have said that the two things – state and federal – will continue on parallel traces, with the state costs being expected to be tried first. His next performance in the constitutional court is planned for February 21.
Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after both an employee and an older person saw him and the police called him.
Mangione was arrested in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, (photo) after both an employee and an older person saw him and the police called.
He was held because of firearm costs and wore a 'ghost gun', which it was believed to have been made with a 3D printer when he was arrested.
Mangione is originally from Towson, Maryland, and is an anti-capitalist former Ivy League student who visited one of Baltimore's most prestigious schools, the $ 40,000 a year Gilman.
After leaving school, Mangione went to the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania, where he studied computer science and engineering. He has worked for four years in a software company located in Santa Monica, California, called Truecar.
The Spierbound suspect has ties with San Francisco and used to live in Honolulu, Hawaii, police confirmed.
Police sources said he was angry with the way the medical insurance sector treated a sick family member, according to the New York Post.
Further details about that family member or their identity have not been shared, although online death reports show that Mangione lost a grandmother in 2013 and a grandfather in 2017.
His X-account also showed an X-ray of a complicated back injury of which his former roommate RJ Marin said it was so serious that Mangione could not have sex.
