Ahead of Luigi Mangione’s expected arraignment Monday in New York City on state murder and terror charges in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader shared her expert opinion with Newsweek about the concepts of a hung jury and jury nullification.
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Cheryl Bader, a Fordham Law School professor, told Newsweek in an email Friday night: “I would be surprised to see a hung jury on the New York second degree murder charge. Based on the evidence the jurors will presumably hear, the prosecution has a very strong case that Mangione is the shooter and that he shot with the intent to kill—which is all the prosecution needs to prove. Although some people have expressed sympathy for the feelings underlying Mangione’s motives, I think it is a tiny minority who would go to the extreme of sanctioning murder through jury nullification…On the first degree murder charge, I think the prosecution will have a tougher time proving that the killing was an act of terrorism intended to coerce or intimidate the public. For that count you might see a hung jury.”
Read “Risk Luigi Mangione Trial Ends in Hung Jury ‘Absolutely’ Elevated—Lawyer” in Newsweek.