{"id":2022266,"date":"2023-09-05T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-murdaughs-lawyers-want-a-new-trial-they-say-the-court-clerk-told-jurors-not-to-trust-him\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:21:02","slug":"alex-murdaughs-lawyers-want-a-new-trial-they-say-the-court-clerk-told-jurors-not-to-trust-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-murdaughs-lawyers-want-a-new-trial-they-say-the-court-clerk-told-jurors-not-to-trust-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Murdaugh&#8217;s attorneys seek a fresh trial, alleging the court clerk advised jurors against trusting him."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falex-murdaughs-lawyers-want-a-new-trial-they-say-the-court-clerk-told-jurors-not-to-trust-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Attorneys for Convicted Murderer Alex Murdaugh Seek New Trial, Alleging Jury Tampering<\/h2>\n<p>In a stunning turn of events, attorneys representing Alex \u2062Murdaugh, who was convicted of double murder, have filed a request for a new trial.\u200b They are \u2063accusing the court \u200cclerk, Rebecca\u200d Hill, of\u200d improperly\u200b influencing the jury\u200c during\u2062 the trial.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 defense team alleges that Hill told jurors not\u2064 to trust \u2063Murdaugh when he took the stand in his own defense. They also claim that she had\u2062 private conversations with the jury \u200cforeperson and exerted pressure on the jurors to reach a swift\u200d verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the lawyers assert that Hill provided jury members with business cards from reporters and even traveled to New\u200b York City with three \u200bjurors after the trial \u2064to conduct interviews. To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial \u2018Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">make matters worse<\/a>, she authored a book titled &#8220;Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/alex-murdaugh-loses-prison-phone-privileges-after-lawyer-records-phone-call-for-documentary-5484074\">Alex Murdaugh Loses\u2064 Prison Phone\u2063 Privileges After Lawyer\u200c Records Phone Call for Documentary<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/alex-murdaugh-loses-prison-phone-privileges-after-lawyer-records-phone-call-for-documentary-5484074\"><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/alex-murdaugh-friend-pleads-guilty-to-helping-steal-from-dead-maids-family-5480136\">Alex \u2062Murdaugh Friend Pleads Guilty to Helping Steal From \u200cDead Maid&#8217;s Family<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/alex-murdaugh-friend-pleads-guilty-to-helping-steal-from-dead-maids-family-5480136\"><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Ms. Hill betrayed her \u2064oath of office \u2062for money and fame,&#8221; stated Jim Griffin and Dick \u2064Harpootlian, the \u2063attorneys representing Murdaugh. They\u200d plan to hold a news conference outside the South Carolina Court of Appeals to address these allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Murdaugh&#8217;s legal team is requesting an evidentiary hearing where jurors would \u2064be questioned under oath to further investigate their claims. They believe that once more information \u200cis \u2064on the record, a new trial should be granted. Currently serving\u2062 a \u200dlife sentence without parole, Murdaugh,\u200c a disbarred attorney, was found guilty of killing his wife and son.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the request for a new trial centers around Rebecca Hill, the clerk of court who was elected in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>According to sworn statements \u200cfrom three jurors included in\u2064 Murdaugh&#8217;s\u200b appeal, Hill engaged in private conversations with the jury foreperson both inside the courthouse and during their visit to the crime scene at Murdaugh&#8217;s property.\u200d The filing does not \u200dinclude a statement from the foreperson.<\/p>\n<p>The jurors revealed that Hill instructed them &#8220;not \u2064to be fooled&#8221; by \u200cthe defense&#8217;s evidence and to closely observe Murdaugh&#8217;s actions and movements while he testified. One juror interpreted this as an indication of\u200d Murdaugh&#8217;s guilt.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Alex Murdaugh speaks with his legal team before he is sentenced\u2063 to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-20-years-in-prison-for-a-double-murder-he-didnt-commit-dna-evidence-exonerated-him\/\" title=\"He Spent 20 Years In Prison For A Double Murder He Didn\u2019t Commit. DNA Evidence Exonerated Him.\">consecutive life sentences<\/a> \u2064for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman\u2063 at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on March 3, 2023. (Joshua Boucher\/The State via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The appeal also accuses Hill of lying to the judge during\u2062 the trial regarding a Facebook post that led to\u2062 the\u2064 dismissal of a juror. Hill claimed that the juror&#8217;s ex-husband posted about the case and\u200d the \u2063expected verdict. However, the \u2063defense argues that the apology post shown to the \u2063judge did not originate from the ex-husband&#8217;s account, and an analysis of his Facebook activity on that day \u200dsupports their claim.<\/p>\n<p>As evidence, Murdaugh&#8217;s \u200dlawyers submitted a transcript from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> where Judge Clifton Newman expressed\u2063 his displeasure with Hill for interrogating a juror instead of bringing the matter to his attention.<\/p>\n<p>Other jurors have come forward, stating that\u200b Hill informed them that if\u200d they did not reach a verdict by 11 p.m., they\u200b would be taken to a hotel \u200bfor the night. This caused distress among jurors who had not packed for an overnight stay. Additionally, Hill refused to allow the jurors to take a smoke\u200d break until they reached a verdict, according\u2064 to the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Juror 630, in a sworn statement, admitted\u200c feeling pressured by other jurors and wrote, \u2064&#8221;I had questions about Mr. Murdaugh&#8217;s guilt but voted guilty because I felt pressured.&#8221; The appeal redacts the jurors&#8217; names, identifying them only by numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh, convicted of murder, seek a new trial, alleging jury tampering by the court clerk. 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