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Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned
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- Alex Murdaugh during a hearing on the motion for a retrial in January 2024.
- Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
- It ruled that court clerk Becky Hill "egregiously attacked Murdaugh's credibility" by suggesting to jurors his testimony could not be trusted.
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Alex Murdaugh during a hearing on the motion for a retrial in January 2024. (AP: Gavin Mc Intyre/The Post and Courier)
Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
It ruled that court clerk Becky Hill "egregiously attacked Murdaugh's credibility" by suggesting to jurors his testimony could not be trusted.
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