The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Alex Murdaughâs murder convictions and ordered a new trial in the killing of his wife and son in June 2021, saying the trial was marred by the âimproperâ influence of the county clerk, Becky Hill. In a 5-0 ruling, the court said Hill âplaced her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.â âAlthough we are aware of the time, money, and effort expended for this lengthy trial, we have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaughâs motion for a new trial due to Hillâs improper external influences on the jury and remand for a new trial,â the justices wrote. With its ruling, the court also vacated the two life sentences Murdaugh had received for the murder charges. Still, he separately pleaded guilty to dozens of financial crimes and will remain behind bars on concurrent state and federal sentences of 27 and 40 years. Attorney General Alan Wilson said his office plans to retry Murdaugh on the murder charges. âWhile we respectfully disagree with the Courtâs decision, my Office will aggressively seek to retry Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Magg
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