Luigi Mangione appeared in court on Dec. 1, where his lawyers are asking a judge to exclude evidence from his murder trial.
Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. He faces state and federal murder charges, and if convicted could receive life in prison or the death penalty.
He has pleaded not guilty.
His lawyers are asking the court to toss out a notebook in which he allegedly said he wanted to “wack” a health insurance executive, along with a 9mm handgun. The alleged evidence was found on Mangione’s person when he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Dec. 9 2024….