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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

The Pennsylvania attorney representing Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, contends Mangione’s arrest in Altoona was unconstitutional.

Officers supposedly approached him without cause and failed to read his Miranda rights at a McDonald’s after a five-day manhunt.

Mangione has pleaded not guilty to murder and related state and federal charges, including potential death penalty eligibility.

Mangione's New York lawyer likewise cites constitutional violations during arrest, raising the possibility that key evidence could be suppressed.

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

How are they going to find a jury who don’t know who Luigi is and what he’s accused of?

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago

That was another thing his lawyers were arguing, actually - that since his arrest was over-publicized and spun in a particular light (for instance the widely circulated photo with him being escorted by an entire precinct worth of police) that they skewed public perception and created a presumption of guilt.

Really, though, this is important largely because of the jury is even the least bit sympathetic, points like this could go a long way towards getting them to acquit him, even if they believe he did it. "Well, I think he's guilty, but the judge said we had to ignore all of this evidence, sooo..."

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

not just the precint, but MAYOR adams was in on the walk too.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Who's this Luigi guy people keep talking about?

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I dunno, I didn't see shit, officer.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Hah. Or we could end up with that. What’s the opposite of jury nullification?

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 points 11 months ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

dude's about to get tried by the amish, i guess

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Wait until you hear their opinions on health insurance companies gouging.

[-] the_real_monte@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This reminds me of the sketch SNL did saying it's impossible to find jury members for the OJ trail. The only difference is it will be impossible to find anyone willing to say Luigi is guilty

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