Defense attorneys allege Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial.
Alex Murdaugh speaks with his legal team before he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse, March 3, 2023 in in Walterboro, S.C.Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are alleging a court clerk tampered with the jury during his double murder trial in new court documents.
That zone "collapsed," Griffin said, after Hill released a book last month about her experiences during the trial, "Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders." At that point, several jurors began to express their concerns to the attorneys, he said.
"During deliberations typically jurors are supposed to stay together until a verdict is reached. This is to minimize the opportunities that a juror could be influenced or speak to outside persons," Lloyd said, noting that breaks are at the court's discretion. "Could she have utilized this to pressure the jurors potentially , however it could have also could have been due to the high-profile nature of the trial.
Harpootlian also sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina Adair Ford Boroughs on Tuesday requesting his office to open a federal investigation into whether Murdaugh's civil rights were violated.
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