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- Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing concluded on December 18, 2025, and the judge will rule on evidence admissibility by May 18, 2026.
- Prosecutors presented nearly 20 witnesses, mostly police officers from the December 2024 McDonald's arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- The defense did not call witnesses and argues the gun and notebook must be excluded for an unlawful search.
- The prosecution contends the search was legal.
- Mangione faces second-degree murder charges in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and a federal death-penalty case remains pending.
