Luigi Mangione is expected to appear at Manhattan state court on Monday in advance of his highly anticipated trial over the murder of healthcare executive Brian Thompson on a New York City street.
Mangione is poised to learn whether Judge Gregory Carro, who is presiding over the case, will exclude any prosecution evidence at his 8 September state criminal trial. The defense has contended that police who arrested Mangione at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s on 9 December 2024 did not apprise him of his constitutional rights.
Mangione’s defense has insisted that because he was not immediately apprised of his rights, statements he made to police officers should be barred from the trial. They also claim that evidence gathered during a police search of Mangione’s backpack at the fast food restaurant should be prohibited from court, arguing that authorities engaged in a “warrantless search”.
Mangione is accused of gunning down Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, outside a Manhattan hotel on 4 December 2024. The killing spurred a massive manhunt that concluded after an anonymous tipster called in a tip that they spotted Mangione at the restaurant.
Mangione also faces charges in Manhattan federal court, with that trial scheduled to begin in January 2027. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
Carro on 16 September 2025 tossed the top two state charges against Mangione – first-degree murder and second-degree murder as terrorism crimes. He still faces nine counts in his state case such as second-degree murder, which carries a sentence range of 25 years to life in prison.