Jonathan Turley says Murdaugh lawyers' motion for retrial must be taken seriously by judge

Constitutional lawyer Jonathan Turley reacted to the Alex Murdaugh defense team seeking a retrial and says the court should take claims of jury tampering very seriously.

JONATHAN TURLEY: I have to say, I've been watching trials a long time. I was basically a criminal defense attorney in past years, I haven't seen evidence like this in many cases. This is, in terms of the jury tampering allegations, this is pretty serious. I mean, the juries are really kept in this highly protected cocoon in the court. What is being alleged here by [clerk Rebecca] Hill goes well beyond the pale. I think that the court has no choice but to take this very seriously and to hold a hearing.

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh requested a new trial Tuesday in an explosive motion filed in Columbia, South Carolina, that alleges the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal.

Colleton County Court Clerk Rebecca Hill penned the memoir "Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders," which hit bookstores Aug. 1.