welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the united states, thejury in the double murder trial of alex murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son. prosecutors had said the lawyer, from a well known and wealthy family, carried out the killings in an effort to distract from the fact he had been stealing from the family firm. here s the moment the verdicts were read out in court. guilty verdict. signed by the forelady, 3 2 23. we willjust renew our previously argued motions for the directed verdict and at this on the grounds on those grounds, we would make a motion for a mistrial and to set aside the verdict. by the state, response. your honour, based on our previous arguments, we would submit that the case properly went to the jury and the verdict was proper and we ll rely on those arguments. the court found at the end i of the state s case that there was sufficient evidence to find the defendant guilty, - if the evidence was. belie
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