Murdaugh seeks to dismiss murder indictments over investigator's grand jury testimony
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 23:02 · Archive
Alex Murdaugh's attorneys asked a judge to throw out his murder indictments, alleging the chief investigator lied to the grand jury.
Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh asked a judge on Friday to throw out the murder indictments against him for killing his wife and son, alleging that the chief investigator in the case lied to the grand jury.
Murdaugh is facing a retrial after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence, ruling that a court clerk improperly influenced jurors against him during his 2023 trial. Judge Debra McCaslin did not immediately rule on the defence request, promising a written decision the following week.
Even if the indictments are dismissed, prosecutors can seek another set of grand jury indictments, and defence attorneys acknowledged they will not be able to stop them. The judge asked the prosecutor whether a retrial could be ready by April 5th. A ruling dismissing the indictments would be another rebuke of State Law Enforcement Division agent David Owen, the chief investigator. A judge previously threw out a separate murder case Owen was involved in after discovering he failed to relay information about a suicide threat to prosecutors or defence attorneys.
How it is being reported
- Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand juryPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 13 Nov, 20:38
- Alex Murdaugh wants murder indictments dismissed, saying agent lied to grand juryLEXINGTON, S.C. — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh asked a judge Friday to throw out the original murder indictments for killing his wife and son, saying the chief investigator in the case lied to the grand jury.TribLIVE · 13 Nov, 20:38
In this story: Alex Murdaugh · David Owen · South Carolina Supreme Court · Debra McCaslin · South Carolina
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