State opposes new Alex Murdaugh trial for 'fleeting, foolish' comments

State opposes new Alex Murdaugh trial for 'fleeting, foolish' comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Court TV) — Prosecutors are fighting back against Alex Murdaugh’s push for a new trial, arguing point-by-point in a 182-page filing why his murder conviction should stand. Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a retrial, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool) Mu…