A New York judge has dealt a significant setback to prosecutors in the case against Luigi Mangione, ruling that five items seized from his backpack during his detention at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s cannot be used at trial. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro found that the bag was not firmly in Mangione’s possession when officers searched it, requiring suppression of the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip recovered inside. One item—the journal later logged at police headquarters—remains admissible. Mangione is charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson during a midtown shooting in December 2024.
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