Luigi Mangione is set to return to court as a judge weighs whether to allow or exclude certain evidence from his federal death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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    It’s going to be hilarious to see this entire case fall apart just because the cops were idiots cutting corners everywhere… with stars in their eyes thinking about who they thought they were arresting.

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      3 days ago

      I hope so, I personally I am really not anticipating the judge throwing out the evidence.

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        It depends on the order of events really. If they illegally searched his bag before arresting him, and something they found in the bag was the impetus for the arrest… It should be thrown out. Evidence has been thrown out for less.

        If he was already under arrest, searching belongings is normal and expected.

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          Sure. But it was the other way. Searched his bag and then arrested him. And then broke the chain of custody during transport. They say they found a gun, and an hour later a cop shows up at the station with the murder weapon and says this is the one we found on him.

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          No argument that it should be, I just seriously doubt it will be regardless of the evidence. Pessimistic of me I know, but gestures broadly at everything

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      they are just stringing this along to show the “rich” they are actually doing something about it.

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      Not even meming or “even if he did it, let him walk” (yes, but let’s ignore that for a moment) I still personally consider this incredibly likely.

      The timing feels suspect for catching him at all. Given how “professional” the actions in the video are, I don’t think it makes sense that the perpetrator would still have the weapon actively on them that long after. You’re really telling me the person who did what’s in the video wouldn’t find a moment to dump the gun in a storm drain, dumpster, etc? Especially in all the time they weren’t caught?