Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial

The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.

Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court

The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.

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Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife, son

The South Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial, saying the 2023 trial was improperly influenced by a county clerk’s comments to jurors.

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Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions overturned by South Carolina supreme court

Justices said decision was due to ‘improper external influences on the jury’ by a court clerk during the trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The South Carolina supreme court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney, due to “shocking jury interference” and ordered a new trial in the 2021 killing of his wife and son. In a unanimous opinion, the justices said that “although we are aware of the time, money, and ef...

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Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

By Bill Chappell

South Carolina court tosses murder conviction in Alex Murdaugh case

The state's high court ruled that Murdaugh was denied a fair trial due to comments from a court clerk suggesting guilt.

Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Alex Murdaugh double murder conviction overturned

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South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son

The ruling is a win for Murdaugh, who has adamantly denied killing his wife Maggie and younger son Paul since he found their bodies outside their home in 2021.

Alex Murdaugh case timeline: From murders to conviction overturn

Prosecutors have said they intend to retry the once-powerful lawyer

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South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and son

Why Alex Murdaugh's family is not happy with overturned conviction: ‘Relive the hardest….’

Alex Murdaugh is headed toward another murder trial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions

Alex Murdaugh’s convictions for murder of wife and son struck down by US court

In a stunning legal bombshell decision Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the murder convictions of disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh.

Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned Due to ‘Jury Interference’

In 2023, the former attorney was found guilty of killing his wife and son and was consequently sentenced to life in prison

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Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Tossed by Court, New Trial Ordered

Alex Murdaugh just caught a massive break behind bars ... with South Carolina's high court tossing out his murder convictions, and ordering a new trial. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions for the…

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Every Bombshell From Alex Murdaugh's Murder Trial Testimony

The Alex Murdaugh saga continues. The disgraced attorney's double murder convictions and life sentence in the 2021 killings of his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul Murdaugh have been overturned...