Alex Murdaugh Sues Court Clerk From Trial After Murder Convictions Tossed
Murdaugh alleges Hill’s jury comments denied him a fair trial and seeks $600,000 in damages, plus punitive damages and legal fees.
- On Sunday, Alex Murdaugh filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Charleston against former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill, alleging she violated his constitutional rights by tampering with his jury during his 2023 murder trial.
- This filing follows the South Carolina Supreme Court's unanimous decision to overturn Murdaugh's murder convictions, where justices described Hill's conduct as "breathtaking" and "disgraceful," finding she "placed her fingers on the scales of justice."
- Alleging Hill was motivated by profit from her book *Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders*, the lawsuit claims she influenced jurors to reach a quick verdict, causing Murdaugh to suffer $600,000 in damages from his original defense costs.
- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson vowed to retry the case by year's end, while defense attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin are expected to comment on the lawsuit during a press conference Monday afternoon.
- Hill previously pleaded guilty last year to unrelated charges involving sealed court exhibits, receiving one year of probation; although she denied jury tampering, the ongoing federal litigation seeks compensatory and punitive damages plus attorney's fees and costs.
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Murdaugh sues former court clerk who interfered with jury at his trial
Disbarred and imprisoned Lowcountry lawyer Alex Murdaugh on Sunday filed a federal lawsuit against ex-Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill following last week’s unanimous S.C. Supreme Court ruling that overturned his convictions for murdering his wife and son. The post Murdaugh sues former court clerk who interfered with jury at his trial appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
Alex Murdaugh files federal lawsuit against Becky Hill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) Alex Murdaugh's defense team filed a new federal complaint against Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, less than a week after the South Carolina Supreme Court granted his motion for a new trial. The lawsuit claimed Becky Hill pushed jurors towards a guilty verdict because she believed it would help her [...]
Alex Murdaugh sues former court clerk who served during his double murder trial
Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Alex Murdaugh is suing the former court clerk who served during his double murder trial in South Carolina, alleging she denied him a fair trial before an impartial jury, his attorneys announced days after the state’s top court ove…
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Alex Murdaugh sues clerk whose behavior led state Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions
Alex Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit against the court clerk whose behavior during his trial led the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions for the deaths of his wife and son.
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