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Overview
- Evidentiary hearings opened Monday before Judge Gregory Carro in Manhattan to determine whether police‑seized items and arrest statements can be used at trial.
- The defense argues the Pennsylvania backpack search and custodial questioning were unconstitutional, citing a lack of a warrant and inadequate Miranda warnings.
- Prosecutors from District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office contest the challenge and seek to admit items police say were in the backpack, including a 3D‑printed gun, a silencer, electronic devices, and notes.
- Testimony is expected to run through the week with officers and other witnesses, and the judge’s decisions could affect the scope and timing of upcoming trials.
- Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in state and federal cases, remains in federal custody in Brooklyn, and faces a potential death‑penalty bid by federal prosecutors after terrorism counts were tossed in September; a small group of supporters gathered outside court.