A New York state judge ruled Monday to exclude key pieces of evidence from the murder trial of Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old accused of killing a healthcare company CEO in New York City in December 2024.
A jury will now try Mangione for second-degree murder and eight other charges without access to the evidence collected from the search of his backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s at the time of his arrest. Mangione’s cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip will not be considered as evidence at his September trial.
Judge Gregory Carro of the New York State Supreme Court, who will oversee Mangione’s trial, ruled the evidence was illegally collected because Mangione did not have sufficient control over the backpack when it was searched by authorities.
Carro’s decision does allow for the gun found in the bag and a manifesto detailing frustrations with the healthcare industry to be considered as evidence. The gun and notebook containing the manifesto were found through a valid inventory search at the police station, according to the judge’s decision.
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