Luigi Mangione trial: judge to decide whether to exclude evidence from McDonald’s

Defense says police who arrested Mangione over murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson didn’t apprise him of his rights

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/09/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-arrested">Luigi Mangione is expected to appear at Manhattan state court on Monday in advance of his highly anticipated trial over the murder of healthcare executive https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/brian-thompson-shooting">Brian Thompson on a New York City street.

Mangione is poised to learn whether Judge Gregory Carro, who is presiding over the case, will exclude any https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/07/luigi-mangione-hearings-trial-shooting">prosecution evidence at his 8 September state criminal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/luigi-mangione-new-york-court-postpone-federal-trial">trial. The defense has contended that police who https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/09/brian-thompson-shooting-suspect-mayor">arrested Mangione at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s on 9 December 2024 did not apprise him of his constitutional rights.