The defense lawyer for Charlie Adelson, who was found guilty Monday in the murder of Dan Markel, alleged that jurors created group chat before the trial ended.
Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina's highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from playing a role in the next phase of Murdaugh's legal odyssey. Lawyers for the disbarred attorney want to block Judge Clifton Newman from hearing Murdaugh's request for a new trial. Wednesday's request was part of Murdaugh's appeal of the guilty verdicts and life sentence from his trial last spring.