Luigi Mangione is due in court as judge weighs legality of police seizing his backpack
Federal judge to decide if evidence from Luigi Mangione's backpack can be used amid disputes over legality of pre-warrant search in murder case.
- Luigi Mangione is set to return to court on Friday, as a judge weighs whether to allow or exclude certain evidence from his federal death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett wants to hear testimony about procedures that police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, said allowed them to seize and look through Mangione's backpack when they arrested him on Dec. 9, 2024.
- Mangione's lawyers want Garnett to bar prosecutors from using certain items found in the backpack, including a gun police said matched the one used to kill Thompson and a notebook in which Mangione purportedly described his intent to 'wack' a health insurance executive.
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Luigi Mangione's latest federal hearing focuses on officers' rules for searches
Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was back in a federal courtroom Friday morning fighting the government's efforts to use his backpack and its contents against him.His lawyers say that Altoona Police Department illegally searched his backpack without a search warrant. Inside, they found a gun, ammunition, silencers, and a journal, amongst other things.Mangione was once again calm in the cou…
High-Profile Murder Case Against Luigi Mangione Faces Crucial Hearing
Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, awaits a critical hearing where a judge will rule on the admissibility of evidence found in his backpack. Mangione faces multiple charges, and the legality of the police search is under scrutiny.
Luigi Mangione due back in court as judge weighs legality of key pieces of evidence
Luigi Mangione is set to return to court on Friday as a judge weighs whether to allow or exclude certain evidence from his federal death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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