.KatiePhang: Alex Murdaugh’s choice to make the witness stand a de facto confession booth creates even more potential for a conviction.
that delivered a unsparing account of Murdaugh’s character, actions and family legacy.
In yet another defense seemingly ripped directly from “The Devil’s Advocate” playbook, Murdaugh’s attorneys, during two days’ worth of direct examinationcross-examination, allowed him to freely admit that he also repeatedly lied to dozens of clients when he practiced law prior to being disbarred, as well as his law partners, from whom he is accused of stealing more than $9 million in diverted settlement funds.
Murdaugh has already delivered a win for the prosecution when it comes to the complete eradication of his trustworthiness, and therefore credibility To complicate matters for the Murdaugh defense team, Netflix released, just days before Murdaugh testified, a limited docuseries entitled, “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.” Just three episodes long, it’s a compelling deep dive into the background of Paul Murdaugh and the lengths that the family would go to protect the family legacy and how a good old boy network of influence resulted in money buying Lowcountry justice.
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