Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Luigi Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Judge Gregory Carro said prosecutors can show jurors the gun and notebook, giving them evidence they say links Mangione to motive and identity.
- On Monday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro ruled that police conducted an improper warrantless search of Luigi Mangione's backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, yet allowed a 3D-printed pistol and notebook from a later stationhouse inventory as evidence for his state murder trial.
- Prosecutors allege Mangione fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024, outside a Manhattan hotel; police arrested him five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where defense attorneys challenged the initial backpack search as unconstitutional.
- Carro suppressed a loaded magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet, and computer chip from the initial search, but admitted the 3D-printed pistol and notebook prosecutors term a "manifesto," which describes wanting to "wack" a health insurance executive.
- Mangione's New York state murder trial remains scheduled for September 8, with a separate federal trial set for later this fall following a federal judge's January ruling that similarly allowed backpack evidence in that case.
- Supporters calling themselves "The Mangionistas" sparked controversy with remarks about the killing, prompting city officials to reassess press credentialing standards; Mangione remains detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting trial.
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Key evidence ruled admissible in Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial
New York Judge Gregory Carro ruled Monday that the gun and notebook obtained during Luigi Mangione’s arrest in December 2024 are admissible as evidence in his state murder trial. Carro’s ruling comes with victories for both the prosecution and defense. On one hand, Carro ruled that the items examined at the station once Mangione was in custody, such as the gun and notebook, are admissible. He held that these were obtained as a part of a proper i…
Judge allows gun, notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense argument that they were seized illegally.
By Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN. A New York judge ruled Monday that some evidence found in Luigi Mangione's backpack at the time of his arrest will be excluded from his upcoming trial, though other key items, such as a 3D-printed gun and writings expressing frustration with the healthcare industry, will be admitted. While some of Mangione's belongings were excluded from the case, the mixed ruling largely represents a victory for prosecutor…
Judge allows gun to be used as evidence in accused healthcare CEO killer’s trial
NEW YORK — A judge ruled Monday that a gun recovered during the investigation of Luigi Mangione could be admitted at his trial for allegedly assassinating a health insurance executive, but the judge also granted the defendant’s bid to prevent…
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