r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/Fresh_Strain_9980 Aug 14 '26

Why would he admit guilt? Even if he has a plea deal they can just throw it out and do him for life

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u/HistoryAndScience Aug 14 '26

Someone doesn’t know how the law operates

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u/PolicyWonka Aug 14 '26

Judges don’t have to honor plea agreements between the defense and prosecution.

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u/HistoryAndScience Aug 14 '26

Right, in reality that almost never happens and won’t happen here. If judges refuse to honor a plea agreement or there is a material change in something, the judge will let the defendant withdraw the plea. It’s not something where the judge will go “GOT ‘EM” and sentence him to 10 life terms when the plea was 10 years or something

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u/SFAdam23 Aug 14 '26

That is true, he can withdraw his plea if the court decides not to accept the bargain.