In May 2023, Daniel Penny, a 25-year-old former Marine, put Jordan Neely, a mentally ill homeless man, in a chokehold while they were both traveling on the Manhattan F train. He was charged with manslaughter, and now the case is set to go to trial on Oct. 21.
Here’s what to know about the case as the trial begins.
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