Murdaugh trial court clerk seeks dismissal of civil suit
The court clerk at the center of Alex Murdaugh’s overturned murder convictions wants a federal judge to dismiss his civil suit against her.
The court clerk at the center of Alex Murdaugh’s overturned murder convictions wants a federal judge to dismiss his civil suit against her.
Last week it was announced that Alex Murdaugh would get another day in court to fight the case of him allegedly killing his wife and son.
The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.
Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill is set to appear in court on Monday.
This type of bond means Hill is free to go — with the bond only activating if she doesn’t show up for her next hearing, which has been scheduled for July 18th in Colleton County and July 25th in Richland County.
Becky Hill, the former Colleton County Clerk of Court during the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of misconduct in office, one count of obstruction of justice, and one count of perjury.
The co-author who worked with former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill to publish a book about Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial says his share of the proceeds from the book sales will be going to charities in the Lowcountry.
On Monday morning Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill announced her resignation effective immediately.
“The problem is Becky got on the stand and lied about whether she had given a juror a ride home, and the defense correctly identified that in their closing argument. But one of the other things missing in that closing argument was one of the jurors lied about it too. We don’t know which one, but nobody said they got a ride home from Becky Hill, so one of the jurors lied about it as well, and that’s huge. That goes to the direct credibility of these jurors,” says Murray.
Justice Jean Toal with the Richland County Courthouse denies Alex Murdaugh request for a retrial