Judge Orders Overflow Room for Luigi Mangione Trial, Rebukes Defense's Secret-Access Claims
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Updated · New York Daily News · Aug 11
Judge Orders Overflow Room for Luigi Mangione Trial, Rebukes Defense's Secret-Access Claims
2 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Aug 11
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Justice Gregory Carro said an overflow room will be available for Luigi Mangione’s murder trial and called defense claims of a secret seating process “reckless” at Tuesday’s final pretrial hearing.
Carro said prosecutors had no role in deciding media or public access, rejecting Mangione’s lawyers’ allegation that the Manhattan DA’s office helped hand-pick reporters for courtroom seats.
6 p.m. Monday lines outside the lower Manhattan courthouse underscored the case’s intense attention, with spectators camping out roughly 13 hours before the 10 a.m. hearing.
10:18 a.m. adjournment came after bench discussions on jury selection and pending motions in the case against Mangione, 28, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and related charges.
January 2027 is also on the calendar for Mangione’s separate federal stalking case, adding to scrutiny of the prosecution over the fatal shooting outside Midtown’s Hilton hotel.