The evidence suppression hearing in the case against accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione concluded Thursday after the defense signaled it would call no witnesses.

The nine-day hearing will determine what evidence will be used against Mangione when he goes on trial on charges of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk last year.

The defense has argued the officers violated Mangione’s constitutional rights against illegal search and seizure because they lacked a warrant when they searched his backpack after Mangione was apprehended in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s five days after the shooting.

  • ooterness@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Nine day hearing, and now the judge will sit on their ass for five months. Apparently the sixth amendment means nothing now.

    In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial