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Lo que significa la decisión probatoria del juez para el caso contra Luigi Mangione

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Por Nicki Brown y Kara Scannell, CNN

Un juez de Nueva York emitió un fallo mixto la semana pasada, desestimando algunos objetos encontrados en la mochila de Luigi Mangione para su próximo juicio por homicidio. Pero pruebas cruciales aún serán admitidas, allanando el camino para un caso sólido contra Mangione, según expertos legales, y generando preguntas sobre el tipo de defensa que podría presentar ante un jurado.

El fallo del lunes dividió en gran medida la evidencia en dos categorías: objetos encontrados en una búsqueda inicial de la mochila de Mangione en un McDonald’s de Pensilvania días después del tiroteo fatal del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, y aquellos encontrados en una búsqueda posterior de la bolsa en la estación de policía de Altoona.

El juez de Nueva York, Gregory Carro, estuvo de acuerdo con el equipo de defensa de Mangione en que la primera búsqueda realizada por la Policía local fue inapropiada, y prohibió que los objetos incautados en ese momento fueran presentados en el próximo juicio por homicidio de Mangione. Pero la búsqueda posterior siguió correctamente los protocolos del departamento, dictaminó Carro, permitiendo a los fiscales presentar pruebas que están en el centro de su caso: el presunto arma homicida y un diario lleno de escritos que las autoridades han calificado de “manifiesto”.

“Si la fiscalía tuviera que elegir sin tener en cuenta la ley qué pruebas querría que fueran admisibles en el juicio, serían el arma y el cuaderno”, dijo Gary Galperin, exfiscal que pasó más de 40 años en la oficina del Fiscal de Distrito de Manhattan, a CNN. “Esas dos pruebas son tan incriminatorias y tan cruciales”.

Mangione está acusado de homicidio intencional, posesión de un instrumento falsificado y siete cargos de posesión de un arma en relación con la muerte de Thompson, quien fue muerto a tiros la mañana del 4 de diciembre de 2024, mientras caminaba hacia el hotel de Midtown Manhattan donde se celebraba la conferencia anual de inversores de su empresa.

Mangione, de 28 años, también enfrenta un proceso federal relacionado con la muerte de Thompson, así como cargos estatales en Pensilvania. El caso del estado de Nueva York está programado para ser el primero en ir a juicio, con la selección del jurado prevista para comenzar en septiembre. Él se ha declarado inocente de todos los cargos.

La defensa de Mangione argumentó que todas las pruebas de la mochila debían ser excluidas porque la Policía de Altoona registró ilegalmente su bolso, lo que llevó al juez a celebrar una audiencia de supresión de nueve días a finales del año pasado.

Aunque mixta, la decisión de Carro del lunes representó una victoria para la Oficina del fiscal de distrito de Manhattan, que parece tener un caso sólido, dijeron expertos legales a CNN. Y cuando se combina con las declaraciones que supuestamente Mangione hizo a las fuerzas del orden tras su arresto, la fuerte evidencia física podría limitar sus opciones de defensa en el juicio.

“Si el arma y el cuaderno hubieran sido excluidos”, dijo Galperin, “sería un caso muy diferente.”

Un arma

El fallo de Carro el lunes permitirá a los fiscales mostrar a los jurados el arma de fuego que, según ellos, se usó para disparar dos veces por la espalda a Thompson: una pistola de 9 mm impresa en 3D recuperada de la mochila de Mangione en la estación de policía de Altoona.

Steve Wasserman, profesor adjunto asociado en John Jay College of Criminal Justice, describió el arma como “muy crucial”, diciendo a CNN: “Podría realmente eliminar la duda en la mente de algunos jurados”.

De hecho, los fiscales han dicho en documentos judiciales que el arma coincide con los casquillos de bala de 9 mm encontrados en la escena, lo que la convierte en una pieza clave de evidencia que podría vincular a Mangione con el tiroteo.

Los fiscales han dicho que se encontraron

A ‘vegan’ and ‘Tala-freak-o’: GOP prepares a furious general election messaging blitz against Talarico

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By Patrick Svitek, CNN

Katy, Texas (CNN) — In one of his first rallies since winning President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race, Ken Paxton told the crowd he wanted to try something new.

The Democratic nominee, James Talarico, Paxton said, would be the “most radical US senator from Texas, maybe in the whole country, ever, so I wanted to test a few nicknames tonight and see if you can help me.”

The suggestions from the audience started flowing as Paxton passed the mic around. “Low-T Talarico.” “Tofu Talarico.” “Tala-freak-o.”

“Soy boy!” a man yelled out unprompted.

The food references came from an already burgeoning Republican talking point — that Talarico is a vegan, which he isn’t. Yet Paxton brought it up repeatedly, delighting a packed crowd of supporters inside a suburban Houston barbecue spot as waiters shuttled back and forth from the kitchen with heaping plates of brisket, sausage and ribs.

“We know that James Talarico would never come here because he doesn’t eat any of that stuff,” Paxton said. “We never had a US senator who didn’t eat meat, especially Texas barbecue.”

Talarico was, in a word, “unqualified” to represent Texas, according to Paxton.

The scene showed how Paxton is already pivoting to the general election ahead of Tuesday’s primary runoff with incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton — and Trump — are previewing a furious wave of attacks and mockery for Talarico, as Republicans prepare to rally around the scandal-scarred state attorney general and work to keep the spotlight on the Democrat instead.

As Paxton spoke at Midway BBQ in Katy, TVs in the room showed Fox News replaying Trump’s comments earlier in the day declaring that Talarico “can’t get elected as a vegan in Texas.” Trump also called Talarico “a weird — a weird — candidate,” a comment that quickly made it into an ad from a pro-Paxton group.

Republicans have also repeatedly brought up Talarico’s 2021 comment during a state legislative debate that “modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six.” One of the patrons at Midway BBQ took the mic to call Talarico “six-gender Jimmy.”

The Republican strategy is reminiscent of 2018 — another midterm year with Trump in power — when Sen. Ted Cruz found himself in a tougher-than-expected race with Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke and sought to rouse the GOP base with sustained personal ridicule of O’Rourke. Cruz also denigrated O’Rourke in terms that carnivorous Texans could relate to, calling him a “Triple Meat Whataburger liberal.”

Talarico has established himself as a formidable threat much sooner than O’Rourke did. And if he wins Tuesday, Paxton enters the general election campaign after Cornyn and national Republicans spent tens of millions of dollars airing allegations of corruption and adultery against him.

Trump’s endorsement of Paxton instantly made him the front-runner in the runoff. Paxton told CNN in an interview outside of the barbecue joint that he was “ready to unite” with Washington Republicans.

Cornyn has kept up his warnings that Paxton would be an albatross for the GOP in November. He told supporters Friday in Corpus Christi that he proudly supports Trump but that “Texans get to choose our senator and no one else.”

If Paxton becomes the GOP nominee, Democrats are cautiously optimistic about the party’s chances of winning their first Senate election in Texas since 1988. Yet as Paxton held his final rallies of the runoff across the

Wind Advisory issued May 25 at 1:53AM PDT until May 26 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
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* WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Beaches and San Luis Obispo County
Inland Central Coast.

* WHEN…From 2 PM to 10 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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Wind Advisory issued May 25 at 1:53AM PDT until May 27 at 6:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph expected.
Local gusts to 50 mph near Gaviota and Refugio.

* WHERE…Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Ynez
Mountains Western Range.

* WHEN…From 6 PM Tuesday to 6 AM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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Crews urgently try to prevent leak or explosion of chemical tank in California, where thousands are evacuated

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People gather outside a shelter for evacuees in Fountain Valley


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By Nina Giraldo, Taylor Romine, Emma Tucker, Alaa Elassar, CNN

(CNN) — Crews in Southern California are again working through the night to stop a massive tank filled with a toxic chemical from leaking or causing a catastrophic explosion as tens of thousands of residents remain evacuated due to possible health risks and the prospect of damage from a blast.

About 50,000 people in the roughly 9-square-mile potential blast radius in Orange County were told to leave their homes last week, with many spending the Memorial Day weekend in shelters, hotels or with friends and family outside the danger zone. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency for the area.

After discovering a crack in the tank at the GKN Aerospace facility Saturday night, crews returned to the structure late Sunday for an “all-night mission” to determine whether the fissure goes all the way through the exterior – a key step in confirming whether dangerous internal pressure has been released.

If the crack does not extend all the way, pressure could still be trapped inside, leaving the possibility of a “catastrophic worst-case scenario,” Orange County Fire Authority Interim Chief TJ McGovern told CNN’s Rosemary Church.

Since the tank began showing signs of trouble Thursday – with heat and pressure building inside – officials in the Garden Grove area have warned of two possible scenarios: an explosion that would send debris flying into the homes and businesses that surround the site or a leak that would send 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate into the soil and air.

Methyl methacrylate, or MMA, can cause respiratory issues and irritation to the skin and eyes upon exposure, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

McGovern reaffirmed Sunday there is currently no leak, telling CNN that authorities are doing continuous air monitoring in the vicinity.

Officials plan to vet findings from the overnight mission Monday morning and provide an update on the explosion threat.

If pressure has been released, officials can start looking at reducing the size of the evacuation zones, “and that’s kind of a step that we’re really looking forward to,” McGovern said.

Busy tourist destinations like Disneyland and another theme park, Knott’s Berry Farm, are nearby but are not included in the evacuation zone.

“At this time, there is no impact to Disneyland Resort due to this situation and the resort remains open to guests,” the Disneyland website said Sunday, adding the theme park is actively monitoring the situation and working with local authorities.

Here’s what we know about the tank and what authorities are doing to prevent a potential disaster:

Tank began to overheat Thursday

Authorities first responded to GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove on Thursday for a vapor release from the tank, McGovern said Fri

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