Judge blocks evidence from Luigi Mangione backpack in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
A New York state judge has ruled to exclude evidence found in Luigi Mangione's backpack during his arrest in Pennsylvania. The judge determined that the backpack was not under Mangione's control at the time of the police detainment. This decision impacts the ongoing murder trial related to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- ▪A judge blocked the use of evidence from Luigi Mangione's backpack in his murder trial.
- ▪The evidence included a magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet, and computer chip.
- ▪The judge ruled that the backpack was not sufficiently in Mangione's control during his detainment.
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A New York state court judge on Monday blocked prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione from using some of the evidence from his backpack when he was detained by police in Pennsylvania, on the heels of the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.The judge said that because the backpack was not sufficiently in Mangione's control when Altoona police were detaining him, "the evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald's must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip."This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.
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