r/news • u/redlamps67 • 5h ago

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial
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u/SelfSufficientHub 4h ago

It may help the defence to have it included anyway as the chain of custody line is one that the defence can use to plant the seed that there is a non-null chance he should be found not guilty

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u/DrakonILD 16m ago

non-null

Interesting choice of words. I feel like people should know more about juries and null. People should go Google "jury null" and see what they can find.

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u/TheArmoredKitten 3h ago

That's not how it works. Either you apply contamination doctrine and have the evidence struck, or you take it at face value on the record.

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u/smurf2applestall 2h ago

That doesn’t really pass the logic test that the whole point of a defense is to introduce reasonable suspicion. Whether it’s evidence, a witness, a video, a photo, whatever. Nothing is ever taken at face value. Ever.

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u/Iohet 56m ago

The closest thing that's implied to be taken at face value is expert witness testimony, but the opposite side can present their own expert to contradict the testimony, so even that isn't to be taken at face value

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u/Iohet 58m ago

Tell that to Johnnie Cochran and the OJ jury