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New York Court Bars Some Evidence in Luigi Mangione Murder Case
A New York Supreme Court justice ruled Monday that police conducted an unlawful search of Luigi Mangione's backpack. The decision blocks prosecutors from using several items found during the December 2024 encounter at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.
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A New York court ruled Monday that Altoona, Pennsylvania, police conducted an unlawful search of Luigi Mangione's backpack without a warrant. New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro said the search occurred while officers questioned Mangione at a McDonald's in December 2024. The prohibited evidence includes a gun magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip.
Prosecutors may still use a journal found in the backpack after Mangione's arrest, Carro ruled. The court determined that the search details did not meet the legal standard for exigent circumstances under the Fourteenth Amendment. "As [an officer] approached the table where the backpack was, he asked [Mangione] if there was anything in the bag they needed to know about," Carro said, summarizing the encounter.
" Mangione faces charges in the December 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. He also faces a federal murder case and state charges in Pennsylvania. Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office and Mangione's legal team did not respond to requests for comment.
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