Overview
- Defense attorneys asked the judge to rule the Manhattan district attorney’s certification of discovery compliance insufficient.
- They requested either documentary proof that Kathleen Mangione made the alleged statement or a formal correction of the record.
- The quote traces to a December 2024 briefing where NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny cited SFPD and FBI communications, and it has been widely repeated by media and in a recent book.
- The filing also says Mangione has not received a laptop and hard drive needed to review discovery before his next New York state court date on Dec. 1.
- Prosecutors are expected to respond in court filings; Mangione has pleaded not guilty and was arrested in Pennsylvania after a dayslong manhunt following the Midtown shooting.