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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione's defense attorney in Pennsylvania is arguing that his DNA obtained from a snack that Altoona police gave him after detaining him should not be allowed in court, according to court filings.
Mangione, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a married father of two, on a sidewalk in Manhattan in December 2024.
In court documents filed last week, Mangione's Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney, Thomas Dickey, argued that Mangione's constitutional rights were violated during his detention and arrest at a McDonald's in Altoona, where Mangione allegedly fled by bus after Thompson's murder.
Dickey is arguing that because Mangione was detained and arrested illegally, his DNA collected from food that Altoona police gave him at the station was obtained unlawfully and should not be permitted as evidence in court.
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Mangione, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a married father of two, on a sidewalk in Manhattan in December 2024.
In court documents filed last week, Mangione's Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney, Thomas Dickey, argued that Mangione's constitutional rights were violated during his detention and arrest at a McDonald's in Altoona, where Mangione allegedly fled by bus after Thompson's murder.
Dickey is arguing that because Mangione was detained and arrested illegally, his DNA collected from food that Altoona police gave him at the station was obtained unlawfully and should not be permitted as evidence in court.
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Luigi Mangione's police station snack could help prosecutors link Ivy League suspect to crime scene: experts
Luigi Mangione's defense attorney in Pennsylvania is arguing that his DNA obtained from a snack should not be allowed in court, according to court filings.
