The evidence suppression hearing in the case against accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione concluded Thursday after the defense signaled it would call no witnesses.
The nine-day hearing will determine what evidence will be used against Mangione when he goes on trial on charges of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk last year.
The defense has argued the officers violated Mangione’s constitutional rights against illegal search and seizure because they lacked a warrant when they searched his backpack after Mangione was apprehended in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s five days after the shooting.
Repeat after me folks “Jury Nullification”. I’m shocked how many people don’t know anything about it. (Not saying you don’t, just venting).
Oh I’m certain Jim Crow knows, given the unfortunate history of the civil rights movement in the US, folks like Sammy Younge Jr were assassinated and their killer would be acquitted by an all white jury.
It’s not that shocking. Prosecutors do not like it when jurors mention it. So if you get pinged for jury duty ever, do not bring that up, ever. But you can and should bring it up in deliberations, assuming the situation is appropriate.
In general, if you want to be on a jury say as little as possible (and vice versa)