NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Monday for pivotal hearings about evidence that can be used in his case.
Last week, attorneys for Mangione asked a judge to limit how some of the evidence is discussed when the parties convene for a pre-trial hearing, to prevent the hearing from turning “into a public mini trial” that could prejudice the accused killer.
Judge Gregory Carro has set aside several days beginning Monday to hear arguments over whether certain evidence should be suppressed.
Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, wants to preclude the prosecution from using the contents of a red notebook police said they recovered from his backpack when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The defense also wants to preclude Mangione’s statements to police, arguing in a court filing that “law enforcement has methodically and purposefully trampled his constitutional rights by interrogating him without Miranda warnings in violation of the Fifth Amendment and illegally searching his property without a warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
In a letter Tuesday, Mangione’s attorneys asked the judge to prevent prosecutors from introducing the contents of the notebook into evidence at the hearing, arguing “doing so would make their contents public and would irreparably prejudice Mr. Mangione at his multiple upcoming trials.” The defense also sought to keep witnesses from characterizing the writings as a “manifesto.”
Many of Mangione’s writings are already public and police and prosecutors have pointed to them as they work to establish motive.
“I finally feel confident about what I will do,” one entry in the notebook said. “The target is insurance. It checks every box.”
The district attorney’s office has said the Altoona Police Department acted lawfully when it seized Mangione’s property.
Defense attorneys said they intend to Altoona Police Cpl. Garrett Trent and Patrolman Randy Miller. They asked the judge to force prosecutors to disclose their full list of witnesses.
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