Lawyers for the former criminal attorney have demanded a retrial amid claims that clerk Becky Hill tried to secure a swift conviction and conspired to get one juror dismissed
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via GettyThe South Carolina Court of Appeals has granted Alex Murdaugh his first major win in his bid to retry his murder case. On Monday, Chief Judge H. Bruce Williams signed an order to pause his conviction appeal and hold a hearing on the defense team’s allegations that the Colleton County court clerk tampered with the jury that convicted Murdaugh in February. The case will now be sent back to circuit court so that Murdaugh can move forward with h