South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial
The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's 2023 murder convictions for the killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul on Wednesday. The court ruled that Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill had tampered with the jury by advising jurors not to believe Murdaugh's testimony and pressuring them toward a guilty verdict, thereby denying him a fair trial. Murdaugh will remain incarcerated on separate financial crime sentences of 27 years state and 40 years federal, while prosecutors have indicated plans to retry him on murder charges.
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