Mark Chutkow

“There hasn’t been a lot of case law, and so I think the Mangione team is, in essence, throwing up a Hail Mary to see if they can’t land that touchdown by getting the state prosecution barred.”

Mark Chutkow · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Mark Chutkow described the defense's motion to dismiss the state charges as a risky legal move.

“He’s trying to do the best with the hand that he has, and it’s a difficult hand,”

Mark Chutkow · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Mark Chutkow commented on the difficult options available to Luigi Mangione's defense team.

“I do think that the state does have a pretty good argument here, but this is relatively untested,”

Mark Chutkow · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Mark Chutkow assessed the strength of the state's legal argument regarding double jeopardy.

“At this point, it seems like his goal is to try to get out of prison sometime in his 50s, but even that path is narrowing as we speak.”

Mark Chutkow · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Mark Chutkow discussed Luigi Mangione's legal strategy following his guilty plea in federal court.