Mangione stands charged in Manhattan Supreme Court and Manhattan Federal Court in the Dec. 4, 2024 killing of health care executive Brian Thompson outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel.

Mangione, 26, didn’t speak at the hearing. Judge Gregory Carro ordered him to remain handcuffed, calling it a security measure. Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued that the sight of Mangione in shackles in the closely watched case was robbing him of his presumption of innocence.

Luigi Mangione was in a Manhattan court Friday for charges related to the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a case that has gained national attention. As Mangione’s trial looms,