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Alex Murdaugh murder case gets new judge as retrial looms following Supreme Court reversal
A South Carolina judge has been assigned to take over Alex Murdaugh’s blockbuster murder case after the disgraced legal scion’s convictions in the slayings of his wife and son were overturned. South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice John W. Kittredge signed an order Monday giving Judge Debra R. McCaslin jurisdiction over all proceedings tied to Murdaugh’s murder-case indictments. The order gives McCaslin authority over "any future retrial on the murder charges" as well as motions, jury...
Murdaugh murder retrial could crack open sealed court records tied to infamous ‘egg juror’
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is asking the state Supreme Court to unseal secret court transcripts tied to the removal of Alex Murdaugh’s "egg juror," arguing the records should be made public now that the disgraced legal scion has been granted a new murder trial. In a motion filed Thursday, prosecutors asked the high court to retract the state’s previous objection and lift restrictions for the on-camera hearing transcript that led to the dismissal of Juror 785, identified in...
Alex Murdaugh murder saga lands right back where it started before next Lowcountry courtroom battle
The South Carolina Supreme Court has sent Alex Murdaugh’s murder case back to a lower court for retrial, marking the official start of what could become another lengthy courtroom battle in the Lowcountry. A new court docket entry lists the filing as a "Remittitur" for Richard Alexander Murdaugh, dated May 29.The remittitur sends the case back to the trial level, where prosecutors, defense attorneys and the court will now begin navigating the new murder proceeding. That process will likely...
Redistricting war intensifies as GOP suffers setbacks in two states
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Florida baby killer who admitted to dumping infant in pond set to be executed
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Chinese EVs may hit U.S. within a few years, one way or another
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Californians vote in fiercely contested gubernatorial and congressional primaries
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