Overview
- On day eight Tuesday, testimony focused on Altoona’s evidence handling and the NYPD’s retrieval of items seized after Luigi Mangione’s Dec. 9, 2024 arrest.
- Prosecutors indicated they will not use certain custody statements after defense objections over recording and Miranda, and the judge sustained the objection.
- NYPD Lt. David Leonardi testified he directed Altoona police to hold all property, then personally transported the sealed evidence to the NYPD crime lab.
- The defense seeks to suppress the warrantless backpack search, while officers testified such inventory searches are routine for safety and policy reasons.
- Exhibits and bodycam video were presented, including receipts, surveillance links to Best Buy and CVS, a red notebook, and a 9 mm handgun prosecutors say matches the murder weapon; Mangione has pleaded not guilty in state and federal cases that include potential capital exposure.