Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers urging a judge Thursday to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amount to double jeopardy.

"As a result of unprecedented prosecutorial one-upmanship, Mr. Mangione now faces three simultaneous prosecutions in three different jurisdictions," lawyers write to New York judge

Luigi Mangione's lead defense attorney wants at least two counts against him in an indictment issued in New York thrown out. Mangione, a Maryland native who will turn 27 next week, is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian