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Luigi Mangione in NY state court this week to argue over backpack evidence

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Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
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By Walter Wuthmann
Published Nov 30, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. ET

The man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel a year ago will be back in court this week as his lawyers ask a Manhattan judge to toss out evidence in the case.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione argue police officers did not read Mangione his Miranda rights and did not have a proper warrant when they interrogated him and searched his backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonalds last December. Police say a gun, a notebook, and electronics recovered from the backpack tie the 27-year-old to Thompson's shooting. ... Prosecutors maintain that police did nothing wrong.

Mangione faces state and federal murder charges. He could be sentenced to life in prison if he’s convicted in the state case. Prosecutors in the federal case are seeking the death penalty. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Judge Gregory Carro could set a trial date in the coming days.

Suppression hearings are typically low-profile procedural affairs, but this week's sessions are expected to draw huge crowds to the Lower Manhattan courthouse. Mangione has become something of a folk hero to people frustrated by the American health insurance industry and enamored by his looks. Others, including President Trump, have painted him as a cold-blooded assassin. ... Legal experts say getting Carro to block certain evidence could be challenging.

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