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Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court has officially overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions due to unprecedented jury tampering by a court clerk. The ruling determined that Rebecca Hill compromised the defendant's right to an impartial trial by making biased comments to jurors to further her own literary ambitions. Additionally, the justices found that the original trial focused too heavily on Murdaugh’s unrelated financial crimes, creating unfair prejudice against him. Although a new trial has been ordered, Murdaugh remains incarcerated while serving lengthy sentences for multi-million…
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