
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 is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.

The federal judge rules that stalking is not a crime of violence.
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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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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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Federal prosecutors called the deputy chief of the Altoona Police Department to testify during Friday’s suppression hearing.
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An Altoona Pennsylvania police officer is expected to testify if Mangione’s backpack was seized lawfully during his arrest.
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Mangione’s defense is seeking to have evidence, taken from their client during his arrest, thrown out by the judge.
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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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Federal prosecutors, at the instruction of the attorney general, are seeking charges that would make it a capital case
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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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Ms. Maduro’s attorney claims his client was injured during her capture and that she has a fractured rib.
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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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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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