ABCNEWS - Alex Murdaugh's lawsuit against former clerk tossed by judge
Alex Murdaugh sued former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill, alleging she violated his right to a fair trial over the deaths of his wife and younger son.
Alex Murdaugh sued former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill, alleging she violated his right to a fair trial over the deaths of his wife and younger son.
Following the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions, his defense team announced a lawsuit against Becky Hill, the former county clerk who allegedly influenced the jury. The court found that Hill’s remarks to jurors, suggesting that Murdaugh could not be trusted, violated his right to a fair trial. More: https://tinyurl.com/mpm5sakf #AlexMurdaugh #truecrime #Murdaughmurders
South Carolina’s high court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh’s double murder conviction paving the way for a new trial, but the second one might not look much different from the first. Prosecutors plan to retry the disgraced lawyer, saying no one is above the law, after the state supreme court found that former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors and deprived Murdaugh of his constitutional right to a fair trial. Full story: https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/alex-murdaughs-new-trial-how-does-it-work/
Prosecutors plan to retry Murdaugh after the state supreme court found jury tampering denied him a fair trial.
It was ruled Dr. James Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his defense counsel a note by the court's foreman pointing out concerns that one juror lacked sufficient English to carry out their duties.