Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, was back in federal court Friday for a hearing about his backpack that police seized the day he was arrested.
Mangione's backpack and the items in it have been subjects of state and federal hearings, as his attorneys have been trying to get the evidence excluded from trial. They said he wasn't read his Miranda rights soon enough and police in Altoona, Pa., searched the backpack with no warrant when he was arrested at a McDonald's. His lawyers are also trying to get the death penalty removed from the federal case against him.
Judge Margaret Garnett said jury selection begins Sept. 8, and opening statements begin Oct. 13 if it's not a capital case. If the death penalty is possible, opening statements will begin Jan. 11, 2027. Garnett is considering the death penalty arguments.
Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty in state and federal courts.
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