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Judge Weakens Case Against Luigi Mangione With New Evidence Ruling

The murder case against Luigi Mangione took a significant turn Monday after a New York judge ruled that some evidence collected during his dramatic arrest in Pennsylvania cannot be used at the trial for the murder of the UnitedHealth CEO, handing the defense a partial legal victory ahead of one of the country's most closely watched criminal proceedings.

Judge Gregory Carro ruled on May 18 that police improperly searched Mangione's backpack without a warrant when officers arrested him at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in December 2024, five days after the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, Reuters informed.

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