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Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. ....
Going to appeal. talk to me about his standing not only in terms of the financial crimes that he admitted to on the stand and whether those could stand muster in an appeal here. one could argue that the financial crimes may have been helpful for the defense because maybe jurors would have a tough time assigning motive. because everything s going to come crashing down, i m going to kill my wife and son, but also about the fact that he has been impeached as a credible witness. by taking the stand it hurt his cause. it gave prosecutors an additional motive. you were hopped up on opioids. you admitted that it makes you paranoid and energized so it s very plausible you committed murder. the judge referred to that. so i think that actually hurt him. it makes you paranoid to talk to police, but doesn t make you paranoid to do something this drastic. that s one reason the jury rejected him. ....