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Murdaugh Retrial Venue Battle | San Antonio News
Alex Murdaugh’s legal team is pushing to move his double murder retrial to Richland County, citing practicality and constitutional rights, after a judge deemed the original Colleton County venue unsuitable. They argue the cost of past judicial misconduct shouldn’t burden the current county, and dismiss Masters tournament concerns as irrelevant to jury selection. Murdaugh was originally convicted in 2023 but those verdicts were overturned last month due to “egregious” court interference. Previous attempts to relocate to Charleston County were rejected over logistical nightmares — now, the…
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