Alex Murdaugh's push for new trial could depend on one juror, attorney says
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Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh's push for a new trial may rely on the testimony of one juror who deliberated in his trial last year, says attorney Eric Bland.
"Our justice system is built to preserve jury verdicts." "They gave up six weeks of their lives. It was highly stressful." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
Murdaugh's defense team is asking for a retrial based on allegations Collecton County Court Clerk Becky Hill engaged in jury tampering ahead of last year's verdict by pushing jurors to find the disgraced South Carolina lawyer guilty of murdering his wife and son in 2021.
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