Judge Throws Out Death Penalty Charge Against Luigi Mangione, But Rules That His Backpack, Seized at McDonald’s, Can Be Used as Evidence
The federal judge rules that stalking is not a crime of violence.
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MARIE POHL
New York, New York
Marie Pohl is a freelance correspondent of The New York Sun.
Marie Pohl is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.
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New York Prosecutors in Luigi Mangione Case Ask Judge for July 1 Trial Date, Setting Up Collision With Separate Federal, Death Penalty Case
Magione’s lawyers want the federal case to proceed first since the death penalty – which is still on the table – makes the stakes far higher.
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‘My ‘No’s’ Got Louder and More Desperate’: Trial of Hard-Partying Alexander Brothers Begins With Woman’s Vivid Description of Rape
Prosecutors allege a decades long pattern by the brothers – two of whom were among New York and Miami’s top luxury real estate brokers – of drugging and raping women.
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Judge in Luigi Mangione Case Sets Two Trial Dates, for a Death Penalty or Non-Death Penalty Trial
Federal prosecutors called the deputy chief of the Altoona Police Department to testify during Friday’s suppression hearing.
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Prosecutors, Defense Expected To Spar Over Luigi Mangione’s Backpack, Seized at McDonald’s, in New ‘Suppression Hearing’
An Altoona Pennsylvania police officer is expected to testify if Mangione’s backpack was seized lawfully during his arrest.
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Luigi Mangione’s Backpack, Seized at McDonald’s, Will Again Be Argued Over as Federal Judge Sets ‘Suppression Hearing’ for Next Week
Mangione’s defense is seeking to have evidence, taken from their client during his arrest, thrown out by the judge.
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Federal Judge Orders Hearing About Whether Luigi Mangione’s Backpack Was Lawfully Searched During His Arrest at McDonald’s
The issue of the search and seizure at the McDonald’s was already the subject of three weeks of hearings in state court in December.
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‘This Is All About the Stalking Victim’: Luigi Mangione’s Defense Makes a New Push To Get the Death Penalty Off the Table in Killing of CEO
Federal prosecutors, at the instruction of the attorney general, are seeking charges that would make it a capital case
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‘The Weight of Injustice Grows Heavier’: Harvey Weinstein Complains to Judge as Plea Negotiations Begin on Rape Charge and Third Trial Looms
A judge set a date for a third trial – on the same rape charge – if Weinstein’s attorneys can’t first reach a plea agreement.
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‘I Am a Prisoner of War’: Maduro Says He Was Kidnapped as He Pleads Not Guilty in First Manhattan Court Appearance
Ms. Maduro’s attorney claims his client was injured during her capture and that she has a fractured rib.
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Ugly Feud Erupts as Ex-Model Who Accused Harvey Weinstein of Sex Assault Is Sued by Her Own Sister – Who Testified in Weinstein’s Favor
In public statements made after the trial, the alleged victim, Kaja Sokola, said her sister betrayed her when she provided Weinstein’s defense with an old diary of hers.
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Pam Bondi Is Accused of Conflict of Interest by Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers, Who Demand Death Penalty Be Taken Off the Table
The defense is pointing to the attorney general’s prior work as a lobbyist for a firm whose clients included UnitedHealth Group.
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