Murdaugh’s legal team asks for murder charge dismissal, claims lead agent lied on stand

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — Alex Murdaugh’s legal team is asking that all criminal charges against him relating to the night his wife and son were killed be dismissed, saying the lead agent on the case allegedly lied on the stand.

Friday, a motion to dismiss the indictments was filed on Murdaugh’s behalf after his legal team originally made the request in August. This filing details more specifics about why they believe the criminal charges should be dismissed.

Murdaugh was previously convicted in the deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in a 2023 trial. Murdaugh was granted a new trial this year by the South Carolina Supreme Court after it ruled former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill’s jury tampering affected the outcome of the case…

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