The Age ·general ·57 minutes ago

Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions overturned

South Carolina's Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions in the 2021 deaths of his wife and son, citing courthouse misconduct and improper evidence. The justices ruled the court clerk improperly influenced jurors and the judge allowed prejudicial financial crime evidence. Murdaugh remains imprisoned on a 40-year federal sentence for stealing $12 million from clients.

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