Judge denies Alex Murdaugh's request for a new trial

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Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity.”

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Even if Murdaugh, 55, would have been granted a new murder trial he would not have walked out free.

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enabled prosecutors to smear Murdaugh with evidence not directly linked to the killings.

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COLUMBIA — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.

COLUMBIA — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury.

Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity.”

Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity.”

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But Toal said the 12 jurors who testified all said any comments did not directly influence their decision to find Murdaugh guilty.

But Toal said the 12 jurors who testified all said any comments did not directly influence their decision to find Murdaugh guilty.

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Toal said after reviewing the full transcript of the six-week trial, she couldn’t overturn the verdict based “on the strength of some fleeting and foolish comments by a publicity-seeking clerk of court” because they didn’t actively change the jurors.

Toal said after reviewing the full transcript of the six-week trial, she couldn’t overturn the verdict based “on the strength of some fleeting and foolish comments by a publicity-seeking clerk of court” because they didn’t actively change the jurors.

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All 12 jurors took the 90-mile trip from Colleton County to Columbia to give what was typically about three minutes of testimony, mostly yes-or-no questions from the judge’s script.

All 12 jurors took the 90-mile trip from Colleton County to Columbia to give what was typically about three minutes of testimony, mostly yes-or-no questions from the judge’s script.

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Murdaugh, now a convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief serving a life sentence, wore an orange prison jumpsuit as he watched with his lawyers.

Murdaugh, now a convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief serving a life sentence, wore an orange prison jumpsuit as he watched with his lawyers.

Even if Murdaugh, 55, would have been granted a new murder trial he would not have walked out free.

Even if Murdaugh, 55, would have been granted a new murder trial he would not have walked out free.

enabled prosecutors to smear Murdaugh with evidence not directly linked to the killings.

enabled prosecutors to smear Murdaugh with evidence not directly linked to the killings.

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