First Coast Connect: The Murdaugh murders
A murder conviction in one of the most high-profile crimes of the past decade was overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court last week based on the meddling of a small-county court clerk. The decision was both evidence of a robust system designed to protect the rights of the accused and a glaring example of how our nation's jury system is vulnerable to the interference of even bit players. We ask two local trial attorneys, including one raised and schooled in South Carolina, whether the verdict reversal in the notorious Alex Murdaugh murder case suggests the need for changes in the…
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