Disbarred South Carolina attorney Richard Alexander Murdaugh filed constitutional claims in an attempt to get damages for alleged jury tampering by a court clerk after receiving two life sentences in 2023 for the murders of his wife and son.
WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein explains why the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 conviction in the double-murder of his wife and son, all but ensuring a do-over of one of the most-watched court cases in memory.
Murdaugh, a 57-year-old disbarred lawyer, is imprisoned in the rural western corner of the state and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison on separate financial crimes regardless of Wednesday’s ruling.
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A contingent of Democrats joined Republicans to confirm a former House lawyer and federal prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to the South Carolina federal bench.