Overview
- Justice Gregory Carro scheduled the state trial for June 8 and said it could shift to Sept. 8 only if a federal appeal delays the federal proceedings.
- Defense lawyers objected that they cannot be ready by June and raised double‑jeopardy concerns, as Mangione protested in court that he is being tried twice.
- Federal jury selection remains set for Sept. 8 with opening statements on Oct. 13 after Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed death‑penalty‑eligible counts last week.
- Judge Garnett ruled federal prosecutors may use items seized from Mangione’s backpack, while the state court will decide in May whether to suppress that evidence.
- Manhattan prosecutors say the federal government reneged on letting the state go first, and they note New York law could bar the state case if the federal trial proceeds first.