Posted on 05/13/2026 8:22:47 AM PDT by bitt
The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial in the killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son.
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions and life sentence, ordering a new trial in the killings of his wife and son.
In the latest twist in a winding legal saga, the state’s top court ruled that Murdaugh was denied his right to a fair trial because of Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill’s “improper external influences on the jury.”
“Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice,” the court wrote in its unanimous decision, accusing her of “shocking” interference by suggesting to jurors that they could not trust Murdaugh’s testimony.
Jim Griffin, Murdaugh’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Murdaugh was convicted two years ago in the June 2021 slayings of his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and their 22-year-old son, Paul Murdaugh, in a trial that drew national attention.
In the case, prosecutors accused Murdaugh of carrying out the killings to earn pity and distract from financial crimes that threatened to derail his public reputation.
The jury convicted the former personal injury lawyer on two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He had pleaded not guilty.
The scion of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty, Murdaugh has vehemently denied killing his wife and younger son since their bodies were discovered outside their home.
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As it should. He can’t prove he didn’t do it and the state did not prove that he did. He’s a scumbag thief and drug addict, but I doubt he’s a murderer.
Color me surprised. 🤔
You would think that after all this time since the trial, that if Murdaugh wasn’t the killer, the killer would have been found by now.
Oh hell yes he did it but the court had no choice because of the numerous violations that took place during the trail.
😲 ping!
Quelle suprise.
Nope, there was circumstances that alluded to guilt, but no proof.
You can’t find what you’re not looking for.
Once the police make an arrest they stop looking.
Well I watched the trail and the scumbag is guilty and I have no doubt, none.
Fixed it for ya. 😉
Circumstantial evidence is evidence.
“somebody” got bribed........
“Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice,” the court wrote in its unanimous decision, accusing her of “shocking” interference by suggesting to jurors that they could not trust Murdaugh’s testimony.
I looked this up. A County Clerk of Court is not the same as the District Attorney (Solicitor) in South Carolina. But a Clerk of Court does select juries and manages them in an administrative role.
I'm guessing she went and gave her opinion to the jury which is probably illegal. It certainly warrants a mistrial.
I did too, they failed to prove it.
Not in a murder trial, hard proof is required.
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