Luigi Mangione‘s lawyer is looking out NYC Mayor Eric Adams for placing on a canine and pony present with the alleged assassin that may make it unattainable for her consumer to get a good trial.
Karen Friedman Agnifilo went off on Mayor Adams and legislation enforcement Monday throughout Mangione’s arraignment, blasting him for final week’s scene on a helicopter pad as Mangione was extradited to face homicide expenses. You may recall he was flanked by a couple of dozen NYPD officers and FBI brokers — many closely armed — in addition to the Mayor himself.
12/19/24
Agnifilo says her consumer’s Constitutional proper to a presumption of innocence is being violated — he was on show for everybody to see within the largest staged perp stroll I’ve ever seen in my profession” … none of which was obligatory, she says, as Mangione’s been completely cooperative since his arrest in PA.
She referred to as the perp stroll “perfectly choreographed,” and was particularly incensed by Mayor Adams being a part of it — “Your Honor, that just made it utterly political.” Agnifilo cited case legislation stating “these staged perp walks to the media, unrelated to a legitimate law enforcement objective, is unconstitutional.”
Then, it received private when Agnifilo added, “The Mayor should know more than anyone there is a presumption of innocence, that he too is afforded when he’s dealing with his own issues” … referring to the present federal indictment Adams is dealing with for alleged corruption.
She claims Adams is merely utilizing Mangione’s seize and trial to deflect consideration from his personal felony case.
It’s true … the Mayor marching with legislation enforcement transferring Mangione raised plenty of eyebrows due to the optics — as Agnifilo identified, it could taint a jury pool, making it seem Mangione is already responsible earlier than he even stands trial.
Mangione’s lead lawyer additionally ripped prosecutors from the Manhattan D.A.’s Workplace and the U.S. Legal professional for, as she sees it, battling over her consumer. She stated in courtroom, “He’s being treated like a human ping pong ball between these warring jurisdictions.”
Truth is, if nothing else, Agnifilo’s laying the grounds for an enchantment … if Mangione is convicted.
