SC High Court Vacates Murdaugh Murders Convictions, Orders New Trial
TL;DR
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2021 double-murder convictions and life sentence, saying a county clerk improperly pressured jurors and tainted the trial; a new trial is ordered, though Murdaugh remains imprisoned on a separate federal fraud case.
- Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder convictions overturned NBC News
- South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son Yahoo
- Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court The New York Times
- Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and orders new trial CNN
- Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s bad behavior earns Alex Murdaugh a new murder trial Court TV
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