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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione on Saturday asked a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss several federal charges, including the only count that could carry the death penalty.

In court filings reviewed by Fox News Digital, the defense argued that prosecutors have stretched federal statutes beyond their intent and engaged in overreach meant to sensationalize the killing. They also said the case should be tried in state court, not federal court.

His lawyers also said prosecutors should be prevented from using his statements to law enforcement officers at trial, arguing that Mangione wasn’t read his Miranda rights at a McDonald’s before being questioned. They argued that anything he said afterward shouldn’t be admissible.

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