Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO

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50% : Luigi Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism * Maximum NY sentence is life without parole if convicted * Federal charges could lead to death penalty * Charges based on conflicting theories, says defense lawyer * Mangione seen as folk hero by some for anti-healthcare industry stance (Adds background, details from court hearing in paragraphs 2, 5-7) By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, pleaded not guilty on Monday to New York state murder charges that brand him a terrorist. Mangione, 26, was escorted into Judge Gregory Carro's 13th-floor courtroom in the New York state criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan with a court officer on each arm, and a procession of a half dozen officers following him.

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