Alex Murdaugh's is back in court for hearing on his murder retrial
Summary
Alex Murdaugh appeared in court in South Carolina for a hearing about his upcoming retrial on charges that he killed his wife and son. His previous murder convictions and life sentence were overturned by the state Supreme Court, and the hearing focused on scheduling the next steps in the case.Key Facts
- Alex Murdaugh was charged with killing his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.
- The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence last month.
- The pretrial hearing set deadlines for sharing evidence and scheduled the new trial for April 5.
- Murdaugh is in prison for stealing about $12 million from clients and his family’s law firm.
- Prosecutors say Murdaugh killed his family to gain sympathy and delay exposure of his crimes.
- Defense lawyers want Murdaugh to wear civilian clothes at trial and have a laptop to review evidence.
- The defense requested testing of unknown DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails.
- The defense also asked to move the retrial out of Colleton County, where the original trial occurred.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.