Summary
Luigi Mangione is in a New York court challenging the use of certain evidence in his state murder trial. He is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. Mangione’s defense argues that evidence was collected without a proper warrant and wants it excluded from the trial.
Key Facts
- Luigi Mangione faces trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- Prosecutors showed surveillance videos of the incident and Mangione's arrest.
- Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania a few days after the killing.
- His defense wants to exclude a gun and a notebook found with him.
- The defense argues the police searched Mangione’s backpack without a warrant.
- Prosecutors claim the gun matches the one used in the crime, and the notebook shows his alleged motive.
- The court hearing to decide on the evidence could last over a week.
- Mangione wore a suit to the hearing instead of a jail uniform.
