Murdaugh murder trial in South Carolina

[Wesley91581]

Buster Murdaugh breaks silence on father's 'unfair' murder trial: 'There are always two sides of the story' | Fox News

Buster Murdaugh pulls the curtain back on his father's highly publicized trial during an exclusive FOX Nation special, 'The Fall of the House of Murdaugh.'

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[Get Bucket$]

Murdaughs crying about an unfair justice system 😂

 

[Tskware]

That motion and his appeal won't go anywhere, IMO. One axiom in appellate law that I recall is something like "you are not entitled to a perfect trial, only a fair trial"

He had the best lawyers in the state defending him, but when he got up on the witness stand and admitted he had lied for years about not being there at the kennel cooked his goose (plus several other strong indications of guilt). Plus, he never once came clean and told the investigators that he had been there, surely they would have interviewed, asked him did you see anyone, did you hear anyone? Nope, crickets for two years until his testimony. As the trial judge said at sentencing, the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming, I highly doubt an appellate court will give him a new trial.

But . . . I have been known to be wrong before.

 

[august-west]

That motion and his appeal won't go anywhere, IMO. One axiom in appellate law that I recall is something like "you are not entitled to a perfect trial, only a fair trial"

He had the best lawyers in the state defending him, but when he got up on the witness stand and admitted he had lied for years about not being there at the kennel cooked his goose (plus several other strong indications of guilt). Plus, he never once came clean and told the investigators that he had been there, surely they would have interviewed, asked him did you see anyone, did you hear anyone? Nope, crickets for two years until his testimony. As the trial judge said at sentencing, the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming, I highly doubt an appellate court will give him a new trial.

But . . . I have been known to be wrong before.

Supposed this is a long shot in order to get him out the state pen, plead guilty in Federal court on the financials and go live out his life at a “country club”. But I’m no lawyer so I have no idea what I’m talking about.

 

[Wesley91581]

Saw a clip on the news they are claiming a tainted jury b/c one of them signed a book deal and the book has been published - guessing if they can prove it then case gets retried? Seems like a reach but they are trying it.

Alex Murdaugh Alleges Court Clerk Tampered With Evidence For Book Deal, Seeks New Trial

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh filed a motion in a request for a new trial alleging that the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal.

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[august-west]

Saw a clip on the news they are claiming a tainted jury b/c one of them signed a book deal and the book has been published - guessing if they can prove it then case gets retried? Seems like a reach but they are trying it.

Alex Murdaugh Alleges Court Clerk Tampered With Evidence For Book Deal, Seeks New Trial

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh filed a motion in a request for a new trial alleging that the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal.

www.outkick.com

It wasn’t a jury member, it was the Court Clerk. She wrote a book and supposedly spoke to the jurors about his testimony and his credibility. Also she supposedly refused them a smoke break and pushed for a quick verdict.

 

[Hank Camacho]

That motion and his appeal won't go anywhere, IMO. One axiom in appellate law that I recall is something like "you are not entitled to a perfect trial, only a fair trial"

He had the best lawyers in the state defending him, but when he got up on the witness stand and admitted he had lied for years about not being there at the kennel cooked his goose (plus several other strong indications of guilt). Plus, he never once came clean and told the investigators that he had been there, surely they would have interviewed, asked him did you see anyone, did you hear anyone? Nope, crickets for two years until his testimony. As the trial judge said at sentencing, the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming, I highly doubt an appellate court will give him a new trial.

But . . . I have been known to be wrong before.

I still wonder why on earth his lawyers let him testify.

 

[Tskware]

I still wonder why on earth his lawyers let him testify.

I think I read that he insisted over the objections of his lawyers

 

[Creed Bratton]

I think I read that he insisted over the objections of his lawyers

I could see that. He seemed to be a narcissist and would think he would be able to outsmart everyone in the room.

 

[august-west]

I could see that. He seemed to be a narcissist and think he would be able to outsmart everyone in the room.

He obviously thought he was smart enough that he could testify on his behalf and sway the jurors. It obviously backfired because according to the one juror when Alec admitted that it his was voice on the video it was a done deal. He was so used to manipulating people he thought he could do it again. The problem was the jurors had already seen what a lying piece of shit he was and by the time he took the stand they already hated him.

I had the whole time thought it would be a hung jury, as did many legal people, but was no way surprised when it came back guilty. He was going to spend the rest of his life in prison one way or the other, which was an early point his team made, so in the end it didn’t matter. His only saving grace in prison may be the fact that he being lawyer could possibly be of an advantage. I could see him providing “Andy Dufrense” type advice for “favors”.

Said this way back. He should have kept his mouth shut. He obviously knows more than what he’s let on, though. If he didn’t do it he damn sure knows who did.

 

[Tskware]

I could see that. He seemed to be a narcissist and think he would be able to outsmart everyone in the room.

They also had about 10 witnesses identifying his voice on the video tape recovered from his son's phone. So he had to explain why that was, I suppose, but no way to talk his way out of it at that point