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Mangione withdraws psychiatric defense one day after announcing it
Mangione withdrew psychiatric defense notice day after filing it. Defense had planned extreme emotional disturbance argument for state trial. CEO Brian Thompson was killed in Manhattan shooting. Mangione is 28 years old. Reasons for reversal not publicly disclosed.
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