Tuesday marked the second day of pretrial suppression hearings in Luigi Mangione ’s case at the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Mangione is facing second-degree murder charges brought against him in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all state and federal charges against him.

Mangione’s defense team is seeking to bar evidence obtained when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania because they claim it was obtained through an illegal search and seizure that violated his constitutional rights. These hearings, which began yesterday, will determine whether evidence acquired during Mangione’s arrest is admissible in New York state court.

Altoona police officer Joseph Detwiler, one of the two officers who first responded

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