(NEW YORK) -- The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's federal case may decide on Friday if the death penalty will remain a sentencing option if he's convicted.
Judge Margaret Garnett has said Mangione would stand trial for the federal case in January 2027 if capital punishment remains on the table, and that the federal trial would begin in October if the death penalty is taken off the table. Either way, she set jury selection for Sept. 8.
The Manhattan district attorney's office submitted a letter this week urging Mangione's state trial to begin on July 1, before the federal case.
Garnett is also set to rule on a defense request to exclude evidence seized from Mangione's backpack when he was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania.