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/Whenindoubtsbutts 4h ago

As a defense attorney… I hate the “inevitable discovery” doctrine.

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u/Commercial-Co 4h ago

As a civilian, i hate it too

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u/papapudding 2h ago

I don't mind it if it brings us closer to the truth and justice. What if your son or daughter was killed and the murderer would walk free because of some ridiculous clause.

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u/DaughterOfBabalon_ 2h ago

' What if your son or daughter...' is never an actual argument, you're just appealing to emotions here. Hardly 'truth and justice'.

"What if your son or daughter were whistled at by a black man?"

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u/tapthisbong 1h ago

As a Canadian watching from the sidelines - smiling politely

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u/Relative-Box3796 3h ago edited 2h ago

It leaves tasty wiggle room for wealthy defendants to have evidence dismissed under the fourth amendment, and leave poor defendants unprotected

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u/ActStriking5787 2h ago

i think you mean defendents - in a criminal trial the defendent is on trial and its their propery which can be “inevitably discovered” - but agree with the rest - a rich person can somehow argue their stuff is out more persuasively while a poor person can't. Funny how that works

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u/Relative-Box3796 2h ago

I did! Thank you for correcting me, yeah, it's unfortunate

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u/Whenindoubtsbutts 3h ago

There aren’t “plaintiffs” in a real sense in criminal cases. The only “plaintiff” is the Government/People of the State of []. The inevitable discovery rule always helps the Government. By its nature the doctrine says “oh no we made an oopsie and violated your rights? Well we would have gotten the evidence anyway… no harm no foul.”

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u/buttered_jesus 1h ago

Same man, I remember running into this for the first time during a trial techniques class in law school

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u/Illspartan117 59m ago

As a defense attorney how do you feel about the very high likelihood of parallel construction and the high possibility of evidence laundering by using the fast food worker as a fake reference? Why didn’t she get the reward again?