"South Carolina Judge Denies Alex Murdaugh's Retrial Despite Jury-Tampering Claims"
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South Carolina judge denies Alex Murdaugh's bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a court clerk of tampering with a jury, stating that the comments made by the clerk did not actively change the jurors' minds. The judge set a difficult standard for his lawyers, ruling that they must prove that potential misconduct by the clerk directly led jurors to change their minds to guilty. Murdaugh, who is serving 27 years for stealing $12m from his law firm and from settlements, has not even started the regular appeals of his sentence, in which his lawyers are expected to argue a number of reasons why his murder trial was unfair.
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- Juror in Murdaugh murder case says they were influenced by court clerk CNN
- Retrial denied for Alex Murdaugh despite jury tampering claims; defense hints new suspect ABC NEWS 4
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