Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence
by sfgate
Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence
by sfgate
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Wow, so new trial coming up then
The scary part is since he’s only serving a federal sentence now and not a state one, Trump could pardon him. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Murdaugh reaches out to him. Trump sure likes pardoning wealthy white o”people, especially when it comes to white collar crimes.
That’s awful.
-Deeply and heavily sighs-
Curse you Courthouse Becky!!!!
Classic
>The justices ruled Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill, assigned to oversee the evidence and the jury during the trial, influenced jurors to find Murdaugh guilty. She hoped to improve sales of a book she was writing about the case.
>The name of the book was “Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders.” It was pulled from publication after plagiarism allegations were made.
>“As her book’s title suggests, it turns out Hill was quite busy behind the doors of justice, thwarting the integrity of the justice system she was sworn to protect and uphold,” the justices wrote in an unsigned 27-page ruling.
Don’t know what I expected to be the issue but it was NOT that, *yikes*
Knew this was coming as soon as I heard what Becky the clerk said to the jury. They dont play about stuff like that!
WHAT?????
A perfect example of the southern Epstein class, terrifying…
I don’t know much about the South Carolina Supreme Court or this trial, but the errors at trial probably had to be egregious for this to be a unanimous ruling.
There’s a great recent series of podcast episodes from Last Podcast on the Left that details the history and crimes of this crazy family. Definitely worth a listen.
Whoever is the clerk for the retrial has a chance to do the funniest thing
He obviously belongs behind bars for the rest of his life. But I am totally OK with overturning the conviction for this reason. Federal and state governments (most states not targeting SC specifically) are already so corrupt now. We shouldn’t encourage more corruption by allowing state officials to influence juries for profit.
This is literally how the system is meant to work.
No matter how obviously guilty you are, you should receive a fair trial.
Fuck sake
He plead guilty to financial crimes so hes not getting out at least. IIRC, he waived his right to appeal on those crimes. If im wrong then who knows