SC Supreme Court to take up Murdaugh’s jury tampering appeal

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions.

That means the case will bypass an appeals court and go directly to the high court.

Murdaugh believes the jury was “tainted” by comments then Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill made to jurors.

A lower court judge did rule that Hill had “inappropriate conversations” with the jury but did not find evidence they were prejudiced into finding the disbarred lawyer guilty of killing his wife and son.

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News 3 contacted the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office but they refused to comment about the case.

Murdaugh is headed to Virginia in October for an appeal of his federal sentence for a series of financial crimes. His attorney claims the 40-year prison sentence is too harsh.

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