Overview

• Justice Gregory Carro dismissed two terrorism charges on Sept. 16, writing that prosecutors failed to show intent to intimidate a broader civilian population under New York law.
• The state case now centers on second-degree murder and weapons counts that carry a potential sentence of 25 years to life, rather than the mandatory life term tied to the tossed first-degree terrorism charge.
• Federal prosecutors have noticed intent to seek the death penalty on separate counts, and Pennsylvania charges related to forgery and firearms remain active.
• Mangione’s supporter network has raised more than $1.2 million and staged courthouse rallies that promote “jury nullification,” though legal analysts say a hung jury is a more plausible outcome than nullification.
• In federal filings, prosecutors said self-described acolytes praised Shane Tamura’s later mass shooting as aligned with Mangione’s ideology, and courts have set hearings for Nov. 7 in Pennsylvania and Dec. 1 and 5 in New York.