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Luigi Mangione will not go to trial in state court next month as previously scheduled, a New York judge ruled Monday, postponing the trial after he separately pleaded guilty in federal court—which his lawyers argue means his state charges should now be thrown out.

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Judge Gregory Carro responded Monday to a request Mangione’s lawyers submitted Friday, asking the state court to throw out the charges against him in light of Mangione pleading guilty in federal court.

Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking crimes Friday, saying in court that he “shot” UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which his attorneys argue should nullify the state trial, given “double jeopardy” laws that prohibit defendants from being prosecuted twice for the same crime.

Carro has not yet ruled on throwing out the charges, but asked for prosecutors to respond to the request by Oct. 9—meaning the trial will not begin Sept. 8 as had been previously scheduled.

It’s still unclear when or if the trial will take place, but it won’t start for months at the earliest, as Carro scheduled the next hearing in the case for Dec. 10.

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