COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — Alex Murdaugh will get to appeal his federal criminal sentence later this year.
A tentative date has been set for arguments in this case.
Court documents show that the hearing would be held in a Richmond, Virginia, federal court starting Oct. 29 and lasting up to three days.
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Murdaugh’s attorneys filed an appeal earlier this month saying the 40-year sentence for a series of financial crimes is “too harsh” and is equivalent to a “life sentence.”
Murdaugh is asking the court to either vacate the sentence or send the case back to South Carolina’s federal courts for a redo.
He is still in a South Carolina prison serving two life sentences for killing his wife and son, Maggie and Paul.
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