In a TV interview Wednesday, Alex Murdaugh's lawyers accused court clerk Rebecca Hill of jury tampering and said their client deserves a new trial based on her 'illegal' conduct.
Fox News’ Jonathan Serrie covers the latest in the Alex Murdaugh case after his attorneys motioned for a new trial.Rebecca Hill's conductLawyers Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin sat down Wednesday with Craig Melvin of the"Today" show less than 24 hours after dropping a"Any time there’s outside influence in the sanctity of the jury room, it is improper," Griffin said.
The defense team alleges Hill had inappropriate, private chats with the jury foreperson and presented false information to the judge to get a juror she thought was sympathetic to Murdaugh kicked off the panel.They also allege she discussed Murdaugh's guilt with jurors and tried to coerce a conviction so she could secure a book deal.
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