Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions, orders new trial

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By Mark Osborne

May 13, 2026 / 10:47 AM EDT / CBS News

The execution convictions and beingness condemnation of Alex Murdaugh were overturned connected Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

He volition present beryllium fixed a caller trial. Lawyers for Murdaugh, a disgraced lawyer, pushed for a caller proceedings based connected "improper" behaviour by the region clerk, Becky Hill, who aboriginal wrote a publication astir her clip moving connected the trial.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.

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