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Richins Appeal And Murdaugh Federal Lawsuit: Two Cases Testing The Limits Of Post-Conviction Law
Two post-conviction legal battles are testing different pressure points in the American criminal justice system.In Utah, Kouri Richins — sentenced to life without parole for the aggravated murder of her husband Eric Richins — has secured a twenty-eight-day extension to file a motion for a new trial and faces twenty-six additional pending felony charges in a separate financial crimes prosecution. Her pre-sentencing communications stating she intended to "expose" everyone involved in her conviction raise substantive questions about post-conviction conduct and the adequacy of existing protective…
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