Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh shocked the Lowcountry when they announced a motion for a new trial for the convicted family killer, citing alleged jury tampering by the clerk of courts. Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin said Rebecca Hill, who read the guilty verdict in Murdaugh’s trial, allegedly pressured jurors to reach a verdict and even told them to disregard the disgraced lawyer’s testimony. The ghostwriter who helped Hill write her book, “Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders,” spoke to the Law&Crime Network’s Angenette Levy about his dealings with the courthouse clerk.
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Well her mess did not get him a new trial….but did bring out the dirt of ppl that always think they’re better than everyone else.
Not just AM case but what about every other case she’s worked?? The totality of the damage done if she’s guilty is beyond the scope of devastation.
10:00. The last P you forgot, Neil, is plagiarism.
This guy came on here to take up for her because if she gets caught up in this he will lose a lot of money as well that’s all he’s on here for
Ironically, these allegations of jury tampering will probably result in her selling even more copies of her book.
Although a self-published book is clearly unethical, I’m more concerned about jury tampering which is illegal!
Becky did nothing wrong.
As soon as this guy started talking about prayers I instantly lost trust in the woman or any respect for her. Anyone who prays with fellow workers is so wrong on every level. Religion does not belong in any workplace, but especially in a courtroom. The separation of church and state enshrined in the Constitution means that all court staff should be bending over backwards to keep any of the thousands of gods people believe in out of the court. The fact that she does it means she is not trustworthy, and knows nothing about the foundations of the law that the court is enforcing.
The clerk should be assessed the cost of new trial
I just don't trust Harp and the other defense lawyer. They are always with a new drama and bringing extraterrestrial arguments. There's always something with them.
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He wanted to make money and so did Becky that’s why they wrote the book give me a break $30,000 is nothing if you make $1 million.
The town gossip got busted
If true then the state should have to pick up the tab for his defense for re-trial.
We have no more real justice.
That is his "pet name" for her? I have never seen a case in history where a clerk of court is congratulated by the Attorney General of state following a guilty verdict in a criminal trial. That alone is suspicious. South Carolinians instead of jumping onto the anti-Murdaugh, Harpootlian bandwagon, should see this for what it is. The Attorney General is more than acting in a heavy-handed manner. If the media, and other members in authority in public eye were at all honest, or fair in regard to this matter, then they would relate the fact, that Attorney General Wilson is a Republican, and that Murdaugh and his defense team are well-known Democrats in the state of South Carolina. Murdaugh has become the state, and many in South Carolina are trying to make him a national scapegoat. In fact, Mr. Wilson's Assistant Attorney General a few years back, vigorously prosecuted members of the state legislature from both parties for corruption, until Attorney General Wilson stopped his efforts to ensure a clean, fair, and kosher government in South Carolina. The is politics and scapegoating at its worst. It is kind of hard to have a fair trial when the prosecution has already prosecuted someone fueled by the news media.
😂😂😂😂😂and we are supposed to believe the lawyers of one of the biggest liars and manipulators created?
Yeah okkkkk… good luck with that liar(law)yers😂
Murdaugh will never see the light of day again- if anyone is interested in justice in the LOW country 🙄
Justice for ALL victims of this CRIME FAMILY! 🙏🏽
And again millions of dollars spent in a new trial….😢
Once in a lifetime opportunity, that was the original sale lol. Sounds like they were chasing history and wanting to be first there. Sounds corrupt but will see how the justice and full story plays out.
This guy doesn't even know her…to much!!!!! Money hungry woman. He is full of it!
She must getting paid big bucks. Sold her soul to the devil
🤔
she is so screwed if true. I mean jurors are giving statements, she wrote a book… there is a lot there.
As an in-court clerk for 30+ years, it NEVER crossed my mind to give my opinion to any member of the jury. This woman needs to lose her job and go to jail!
How would she know "how prayerful, purposeful…and the other p-word" the jury was, if she hadn't snooped~?
How would she know "how prayerful, purposeful…and the other p-word" if she hadn't snooped~?
07:51 She deviated from her oath of office by mixing religion with politics. When are people, no matter how much god they wish to enjoy in their personal lives, are going to realize that there is a dry and cut and clear distinction b/w church and state~? This is so damned important. And "a prayerful jury" – brother or whatever to the cop on scene as a juror~? Give me a freaking break!! Man, I would be so much fun on and to a "prayerful jury". The whole idea of that nauseates me.
So the"egg lady" was replaced by the guy who said he convinced the other jurors about Alex's guilt? Seems a little fishy
What a ridiculous interview. Since when does a 6-month phone relationship constitute knowing anything at all about a person? I guess my mailman and I are soulmates, my garbage guy must be my best friend. I see the same cashier at the grocery store and we talk every week so I guess that makes us engaged to be married.
dude you can't even get on the same elevator as the jurors at court… talking to them privately about the case is a HUGE problem
My imagination runs wild when I imagine Becky hill telling the jury to vote guilty while the balif as well as all the other court officials pretend not to notice Becky 🙌🏻🤢🥄👩🏼🦱✊🏻force feeding the jury, on delivering a guilty verdict for alex as she stalks them with her eagle eyes 👀🦅👩🏼🦱✊🏻
📗✍🏻👩🏼🦱👉🏻 remember he is guilty !!!!
📗👩🏼🦱📢dead man walking,Guilty!👀👮🏻♂️
👀🙄👀😳😕👀😐🙁👀😯👀😳🙄
((🔎📂🧬🌲👤💥👤🛰️📳📳📳🛰️🚙))
This is just bizarre, and I guess the jury decided after their verdict …or at least 2 of them did to say maybe I should say something 🤔🥴 about that wooooops
Even though the other witnesses say they have know idea what the other two jurrors ore talking about .
☝️😩😧🙁🤨👎🧐🤚????🥴🥴
By the way jim has been in trouble along with his client Alex for constantly
Violating the rules of the prison yet Jim expects to be looked at with integrity ,
Jim should practice what he praeaches
Before pointying the dirty end of the stick .
She should be removed from office. Unethical while in office! REMOVE HER!
the more they're religious and 'praying' constantly the more likely they are to make non-pragmatic decisions. Now this case is gonna get thrown out and murder murdaugh is gonna be free to go and whack some more people. His son 'buster' looks unhinged also, zero emotion from those eggplants
I believe you have my stapler
This guy was makings money too, of course he’s going to deny everything
wow. If they charge her the cost of the first trial it's going to be really expensive.
Well she better be praying now because Becky Hill boo all the attorneys the judge and all 12 jurers and another judge oh and Alex murdaugh will be there in the hearing September 14 this Thursday morning it might take a few days and weeks but I believe that in the end we are going to see another triel .
They will be moving it from Hampton county this time and the jury will be put up in motels and I trust that they will do it right.
If prayer was part of the daily routine for the Jury… the case should be thrown out. It is obvious they aren't neutral.
He killed his wife at his son !! Mrs.Hill did not lie !!!!
The amount of people being fooled by these bogus accusations is astounding. They don’t even make sense. No one was going to vote not guilty. The jury deliberated for only 3 hours. Wake up, people.
"She's a rule follower."
Well obviously not.
Being a court employee, she should have trust in juries. They usually get it right.
Why would she think she needed to influence them??!!!?
So, now he could get a new trial!! Waste tax payers money!!
I'm pretty sure the outcome will be the same. Guilty!!
I watched the entire trial, & I believe he is guilty. Sad as it is, for a person to murder their spouse & a parent to murder their child.
😢
Personally I don’t think she’s guilty of the what she’s accused of.
I think AM has a hold over Harpootlian and Griffin and demanded they do something or he’ll go public…they in turn have paid a couple of jurors to lie. I mean if you’re going to hunt for evidence to overturn verdict/claim mistrial then you hunt for evidence that proves your clients innocence. Obviously there isn’t because he’s guilty. So they’ve done the next best thing and trying to bring court staff/system into doubt. I hope they’re found out and removed from practicing law themselves (watch press conference and JG shaking when he first starts reading)
Those lawyers are happy as a little girl.
Her co publisher’s opinion is useless, let’s hear what the jurors have to say about these allegations against this clerk
This lady is in deep crap. Fame and money will make ppl extremely crooked
One must wonder how many cases have such jury tempering and no one ever find out about it. Especially that jurors are encouraged not to discuss the case even after the trial