{"id":2162169,"date":"2024-01-29T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murdaugh-trial-juror-says-clerk-of-court-influenced-her-verdict\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:13:47","slug":"murdaugh-trial-juror-says-clerk-of-court-influenced-her-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murdaugh-trial-juror-says-clerk-of-court-influenced-her-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Juror claims court clerk influenced her verdict in Murdaugh trial"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmurdaugh-trial-juror-says-clerk-of-court-influenced-her-verdict%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=2162169&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex\u2062 Murdaugh, left, confers with Phil Barber during a judicial \u200bhearing \u200bat \u2064the Richland County Judicial Center in\u200d Columbia,\u200d S.C., Monday, \u2062Jan. 29, 2024. (Tracy Glantz\/The State via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor \u200bTinsley<\/a><br \/>1:02 PM \u2013 Monday, January 29, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>One of the jurors that convicted disgraced South Carolina \u2064attorney Alex Murdaugh of \u2063murdering his wife and 22-year-old son, has \u200csaid\u2062 that their decision was \u200dinfluenced \u2062by the Colleton County\u200b Clerk of Court.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Alex Murdaugh returned to \u200dcourt in Columbia, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorneys are pushing for a new trial \u2064based on allegations that \u200bthe court clerk, Becky Hill, tampered with the jurors.<\/p>\n<p>All 12 jurors took the stand one by one,\u2064 but only one, dubbed Juror Z, said that their verdict was influenced\u200d by Hill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDid you \u2062hear Ms. Becky Hill make any comment about this case before your verdict? If yes, what did \u2063Ms. Hill\u2062 say?\u201d asked judge Jean Toal. \u201cYes\u2064 ma\u2019am,\u201d Juror Z said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Juror \u200cZ said Hill told\u200c the jury to watch Murdaugh\u2019s\u200d actions \u200band \u200dto <strong>\u201cwatch him closely.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWas your \u200cverdict\u200c influenced in\u200d any\u2064 way by the communications\u2064 by the clerk of court in this case?\u201d Toal asked.\u00a0 \u201cYes ma\u2019am\u2026 She made it seem\u2064 like he was\u2062 already\u2064 guilty,\u201d Juror Z said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nine other jurors said\u2064 they didn\u2019t hear comments\u2062 from Hill at all. Two acknowledged they heard similar \u2064comments \u2062pointed out by Juror \u200dZ but said it didn\u2019t influence their verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Toal was also forced to pause Monday\u2019s hearing after learning\u2063 that jurors had been watching a live\u2063 stream on their cellphones in the jury room, and\u2062 had listened to everything Juror \u2064Z said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the hearing to determine whether \u2064Alex Murdaugh will get a new trial, the judge says\u2062 jurors were listening \u2063to the proceedings \u200dvia their cell phones in the\u2063 jury \u200droom.\u2062 As\u200b a result, they\u2063 may have heard questioning of juror Z, \u200cwho said her guilty verdict was influenced. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PhfXdrqJ0m\">pic.twitter.com\/PhfXdrqJ0m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Gosnell (@jacksongosnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacksongosnell\/status\/1751994872733610272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hill also took the stand Monday. She has\u200c denied\u200c all allegations and called them <strong>\u201ca sweeping conspiratorial theory.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063Hill\u2062 did say that she\u2064 told the jury to pay attention in general.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c once \u2062prominent South Carolina lawyer was given a\u200d double life\u2062 sentence for the June \u200c2021 murders of \u2062his wife, Maggie, \u200cand son, Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the \u2064defense lands a new trial, Murdaugh will still not walk\u2063 free.<\/p>\n<p>The disbarred attorney was also\u200b sentenced \u2062to 27 years in prison after admitting he \u2064stole millions of dollars from his firm and client settlements.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to \u200byour inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After escaping an earlier wave\u200d of highly\u2063 contagious Avian \u2064influenza that infected \u2063poultry farms in\u200c the Midwest, California\u2019s \u2018egg\u200c basket\u2019 is\u2063 devastated by outbreaks of Avian \u2062flu. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More and more Republican governors and lawmakers are issuing statements of support for Texas as \u2063the\u2063 Lone Star State doubles down on its border dispute with the Biden Administration. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Louis Perron, campaign advisor and strategist, says that now that Trump looks to be the number one \u200bchallenger \u200cto Joe\u2064 Biden, he needs to take the\u2062 focus off of\u2063 himself and keep it \u2062on Joe Biden\u2019s shortfalls. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Conservatives are worried \u2064the FBI and CIA may be coming for \u2062them, but one\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/security-expert-fbi-cia-corrupted-by-marxists\/\" title=\"Security expert claims FBI and CIA influenced by Marxists\">national security expert\u200c explains<\/a> how we \u2062can \u2063overcome this threat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>January 29, 2024 \u2013 \u20646:18 AM PST (Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft\u00a0(MSFT.O)\u00a0is expected to report a 15.8% jump in \u200cquarterly revenue, its best growth\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>X is\u200c in \u200bthe process of hiring\u2063 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-x-aims-to-hire-100-content-moderators-in-austin-by-end-of-year\/\" title=\"Musk's X plans to recruit 100 content moderators in Austin by year-end\">fighting child abuse\u2064 content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel\u00a0slumped more\u2062 than 12% on Friday following a bleak\u200d first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-trump-must-pay-e-jean-carroll-83-3-million-in-damages\/\" title=\"Jury orders Trump to pay .3 million to E. Jean Carroll\">-quarter\u2062 revenue outlook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft\u00a0will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and\u200d Xbox this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b Why are \u200bdefense attorneys seeking a \u200cnew \u200ctrial based on the alleged tampering with jurors by the court clerk?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  > Discrepancies Arise in Alex Murdaugh Trial as Juror Alleges \u2064Influence by Court Clerk<\/p>\n<p>One of the jurors who convicted disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and 22-year-old son has come\u2064 forward, claiming \u200dthat their decision was influenced by the Colleton County Clerk of \u2064Court. These allegations have prompted\u2064 defense attorneys to seek a new trial based on the alleged tampering \u2063with \u2064jurors by the court clerk.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Alex Murdaugh returned to court in Columbia, South Carolina, as his defense team fought for a retrial. The defense argues that Becky Hill, the court clerk, had tampered with the jurors, influencing their decision.<\/p>\n<p>All\u200c 12 jurors took the stand one by\u200d one, with only one, known as Juror Z, stating that \u200btheir verdict was indeed influenced by the court clerk. When asked by \u200bJudge Jean Toal if \u2064they heard \u200cany comments from Becky Hill about the case before reaching their verdict, Juror \u2064Z affirmed and replied, &#8220;Yes, ma&#8217;am.&#8221; Juror Z further\u2062 stated that Hill told\u200c the jury to closely observe Murdaugh&#8217;s actions and to &#8220;watch him closely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When questioned whether their verdict was influenced in any\u2063 way by the communications from\u200b the clerk of court, Juror \u2062Z responded, &#8220;Yes ma&#8217;am&#8230; She made it\u2064 seem like he was already guilty.&#8221; However, nine other jurors stated that they did\u200c not hear any\u200c comments made by Hill. Two jurors admitted to \u2062hearing similar comments as Juror Z but maintained that it did not influence their decision.<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, Judge Toal had to pause the hearing after discovering that jurors had been watching a live stream of the proceedings on their cellphones\u2063 in \u2064the jury room.\u200c This meant they were privy to everything Juror Z had said.<\/p>\n<p>Becky\u2063 Hill also took the stand on Monday and denied all allegations, deeming them \u200b&#8221;a sweeping conspiratorial theory.&#8221; However, Hill\u2064 did admit to advising the jury to pay attention in general.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Murdaugh, once a prominent lawyer in South Carolina, was \u200dgiven a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-admits-to-asking-trump-for-two-pardons\/\" title=\"Republican Congressman Admits To Asking Trump For Two Pardons\">double life sentence<\/a> for the murders \u2062of his wife, Maggie, \u200cand son, \u200cPaul, in June 2021. Even if the defense manages to secure a new trial, Murdaugh will still remain in prison. Apart from the murder charges, he has also been sentenced to 27 years for embezzling\u2063 millions \u200bof dollars from his law firm and client settlements.<\/p>\n<p>These recent developments in the Alex Murdaugh trial have \u200dadded further complexity to an \u2062already intriguing case. As the court deliberates on the potential for a new trial,\u2062 the allegations of juror influence by the court clerk cast doubt on the integrity of the original conviction. The truth will ultimately unfold as the legal proceedings continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Murdaugh, convicted of murdering his wife, consults with Phil Barber during a court hearing in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 29, 2024. 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