Luigi Mangione's attorney says bail should have been set, hasn't seen 'one speck of evidence'

The defense attorney for the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he believes bail should have been set for 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.

Thomas Dickey, an Altoona, Pennsylvania attorney, addressed the media on Tuesday evening about the extradition hearing for Mangione where a judge denied his bail and they decided to fight extradition.

"So, in Pennsylvania, the Constitution says that all crimes are generally a 'bailable offense,'" Dickey said. "Bailable offense means you have to set some form of bail."

Dickey said the exception is if it's a capital case.

“The judge could set $1 million bail. It could be $5 million bail, but damn it, you get bail. That’s what you do,” he said.

The court has given Mangione 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus and another hearing will be scheduled if that happens. In the meantime, Mangione will remain at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon giving prosecutors 30 days to obtain a governor's warrant.
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