All articles tagged with #second trial
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asked the judge to avert a second trial in her Massachusetts case, arguing the proceedings have been emotionally exhausting inside a courtroom that featured harrowing testimony (including a 911 call and autopsy images). The judge acknowledged the toll during jury deliberations, and Clancy remains paralyzed and in a psychiatric hospital as the case moves toward resolution.
South Carolina's Supreme Court vacated Alex Murdaugh's 2023 double-murder conviction after ruling that Colleton County clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors, denying him a fair trial and setting the stage for a retrial (the prosecutor even signaling the possibility of the death penalty). While Murdaugh remains imprisoned for unrelated financial crimes, the ruling raises questions about venue, media exposure, and trial strategy as both sides brace for a new proceeding, with Hill later pleading guilty to misconduct in office.