A New York court has ruled that several items taken from Luigi Mangione's backpack after his arrest in Pennsylvania were obtained through an unlawful search, significantly limiting what prosecutors can use in the case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
According to CNBC, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said evidence gathered during the search at a McDonald's in Altoona must be excluded after finding police did not have sufficient legal basis to search the bag at that stage.
