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alleged murderer luigi mangione Decision on this will have to wait till next year Horrible evidence found in his backpack Will be allowed in testing.
Pre-trial hearings wrapped up Thursday, with a judge saying he plans to rule in May on what evidence prosecutors will be able to use in their case. new york UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder trial brian thompson,
Prosecutors rested their case after calling about 20 witnesses over three weeks.
there were many of them Police Officers involved in Mangione’s December 2024 arrest in Altoona, pennsylvaniaMangione’s lawyers chose not to call any witnesses,
Caro gave Mangione’s lawyers until January 29 and prosecutors until March 5 to submit written submissions summarizing their arguments. The judge said he would deliver his verdict on May 18.
Mangione, 27, is seeking to turn over items, including a gun and notebook found in his backpack, that prosecutors say have linked him to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting of Thompson. ManhattanProsecutors say the 9mm handgun matches the handgun used to kill Thompson and that the notebook contains an entry describing his intention to “destroy” a health insurance executive,
A detailed “to-do list” and travel plans were also found during his arrest.
One note said, “Keep up the pace, the FBI will slow down overnight.” “Change the hat, the shoes, remove the eyebrows,” said another.
Notes, including hand-drawn maps and survival strategies while fleeing, were shown at the pre-trial hearing.
Mangione’s lawyers argue that what was found in Mangione’s backpack should be excluded from his lawsuit because police did not have a search warrant and lacked grounds to justify a warrantless search.
Prosecutors say the search was legal because it was done in conjunction with the arrest and officers were checking to make sure the bag did not contain any dangerous items that could be harmful to them or the public. Prosecutors said police eventually obtained a warrant.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. Pre-trial hearings apply only to the state case.
His lawyers are making a similar effort to exclude evidence from his federal case, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
Mangione was arrested after customers spotted him eating breakfast at a McDonald’s in Altoona, a Pennsylvania city of about 44,000 people about 230 miles (370 kilometers) west of Manhattan. The restaurant manager told a 911 dispatcher that customers thought “he looked like the New York CEO shooter.”