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Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction
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Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction
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Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions against Alex Murdaugh and ordered a new trial. Murdaugh was found guilty in 2023 of killing his wife and son in 2021. The court questioned "improper" conduct by the county clerk, Becky Hill, who later wrote a book about her time working on the trial. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.