return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoLuigi Mangione retains high-powered New York attorney as he faces second-degree murder chargeabc17news.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkLuigi Mangione retains high-powered New York attorney as he faces second-degree murder chargeabc17news.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·5 months agoSecond degree murder. Interesting. Are they figuring that capital/first degree would be harder to convict for due to public sentiment?
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-25 months agoThis is a NY state thing. First degree is for killing government functionaries and some other special conditions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_New_York_law
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·5 months agoProbably trying to distance the word “capital” from the conversation.
Second degree murder. Interesting. Are they figuring that capital/first degree would be harder to convict for due to public sentiment?
This is a NY state thing. First degree is for killing government functionaries and some other special conditions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_New_York_law
Probably trying to distance the word “capital” from the conversation.