Some items in Luigi Mangione's backpack won't be used as evidence in trial, judge rules

The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's Manhattan state court trial ruled Monday that some evidence gathered during his arrest would be barred from court.

"The evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald's must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip," Judge Gregory Carro said in his 18 May decision.

"The search of the backpack at the misconduct at the McDonald's was an improper warrantless search," Carro said in court while briefly summing up his ruling...