Not SDFLA news or even news from the federal court world. But still worth covering. The judge in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial denied Murdaugh's request for a new trial. Murdaugh's team moved for a new trial, arguing that the Clerk of Court influenced the jury. The clerk, who wrote a book after the trial that was pulled because of plagiarism issues, apparently told jurors to watch Murdaugh closely when he testified.
One juror testified that "She made it seem like he was already guilty." Asked whether this influenced her vote to find him guilty, she said "Yes ma'am."
A wild case gets wilder. I have to think an appellate court may see this issue differently.
NPR covers it here.
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