Mangione said that he endured physical pain for years.
“I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” he continued.
“When I did so, I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or serious bodily injury,” he said. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”



This is the most aggravating outcome. I am honestly extremely suspicious that this may just be his lawyers trying to get him the best feasible outcome in a context where the DoJ is not really following the rules.
They’re going for single digit prison time and trying to get the state case tossed under double jeopardy
Single digit? How would that conceivably occur?