{"id":1796,"date":"2026-05-13T21:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/murdaugh-murder-convictions-overturned-by-south-carolina-supreme-court-3\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:03:12","slug":"murdaugh-murder-convictions-overturned-by-south-carolina-supreme-court-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/murdaugh-murder-convictions-overturned-by-south-carolina-supreme-court-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Murdaugh murder convictions overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to overturn the 2023 double murder conviction of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/federal-government-to-defer-1-3-billion-to-california-medicaid-says-vp-vance-2\/\">Federal government to defer $1.3 billion to California Medicaid says VP Vance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In its 27-page, 5-0 ruling Wednesday, the S.C. Supreme Court said the actions of former Colleton County Court Clerk Rebecca \u201cBecky\u201d Hill denied \u201cMurdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh\u2019s case will now return to circuit court, according to the ruling. He is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son Paul at the Murdaugh rural estate in Colleton County on the evening of June 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth the State and Murdaugh\u2019s defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter. However, their efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8230; Although we are aware of the time, money, and effort expended for this lengthy trial, we have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaugh\u2019s motion for a new trial due to Hill\u2019s improper external influences on the jury and remand for a new trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <related-stories> <\/related-stories><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The S.C. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling ended months of speculation among true crime fans, lawyers and everyday folks whether Murdaugh\u2019s conviction would be overturned.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It also raised new questions, unanswered as of Wednesday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When will a new trial take place?<\/li>\n<li>Will Murdaugh\u2019s attorneys or the prosecution ask for a change in venue, or location?<\/li>\n<li>Who will be the judge? Trial Judge Clifton Newman has  retired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The ruling also overturned an opinion by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal, who after a hearing in early 2024 ruled that Hill\u2019s actions vis-a-vis the jury, while improper, were not serious enough to overturn the jury\u2019s guilty verdicts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>And the ruling called into question  Newman\u2019s decision to let the jury hear hours of testimony about Murdaugh\u2019s financial crimes. Normally, a jury hearing a criminal case is only allowed to hear evidence about the alleged crime in question.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The state Supreme Court\u2019s decision was the result of a nearly three-hour February hearing about whether jury tampering and improper prosecution evidence about Murdaugh\u2019s financial crimes spoiled his right to a fair trial. At the hearing, justices grilled lead Murdaugh trial prosecutor Creighton Waters with questions so pointed about questionable events during the trial that the severity of the questions themselves led to widespread public speculation that the conviction would be overturned.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Another point of view, now discredited, about that hearing was that the justices would acknowledge the jury tampering, but uphold the verdicts on the grounds that prosecution evidence about Murdaugh\u2019s guilt was so overwhelming that any trial errors amounted to \u201charmless error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh, 57, a once wealthy fourth-generation lawyer in his family law firm in Lowcountry Hampton County, is serving two life sentences for murder at a maximum security state prison in McCormick County. Murdaugh was disbarred by the high court in 2022 as evidence about his financial crimes came to light.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh, whom the Supreme Court called a \u201cnotorious former attorney,\u201d has since pleaded guilty in both state and court to numerous counts of fraud involving stealing from clients and his law firm and is serving multiyear state and federal sentences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Murdaugh says he is innocent<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh continues to contend he is innocent of murder and was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and son.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Murdaugh was found guilty of two counts of murder for the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on the family\u2019s remote 1,770-acre estate, called Moselle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the murder charges, Murdaugh also was convicted of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime at the end of the March 2023 trial.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Attorney general says Murdaugh will be retried<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said he would retry Murdaugh on the murder charges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we respectfully disagree with the court\u2019s decision, my office will aggressively seek to retry Alex Murdaugh for the murders of Maggie and Paul as soon as possible,\u201d Wilson said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilson, who was close to Hill during the trial,  affectionately called her \u201cBecky Boo\u201d in front of dozens of reporters at a press conference following the jury\u2019s verdicts. As clerk of court, Hill was responsible to attending to jurors\u2019 needs and helping prosecutors, defense attorneys and the judge with court affairs to make the trial run smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilson is running for governor and was attacked Wednesday after the ruling came out by an opponent, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-Charleston. Mace said prosecutors \u201cbungled\u201d the trial.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh\u2019s attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, both of Columbia, said a retrial was in order and will be welcomed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex has said from day one that he did not kill his wife and son. We look forward to a new trial conducted consistent with the Constitution and the guidance this court has provided,\u201d Murdaugh\u2019s attorneys said in a statement sent to news media.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilson pointed out that despite the S.C. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, Murdaugh will remain incarcerated for convictions on other crimes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear \u2014 this decision does not mean Murdaugh will be released,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cHe will remain in prison for his financial crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh is currently serving a 27-year sentence in a South Carolina Department of Corrections prison for financial crime convictions. Murdaugh is also serving a concurrent 40-year sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty to the financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/sacramento-officer-bitten-by-west-sacramento-police-k-9-during-pursuit-of-suspect\/\">Sacramento officer bitten by West Sacramento police K-9 during pursuit of suspect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh will be in his late 80s or 90s when he\u2019s released from federal prison, if he lives that long.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Road to a retrial<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>During an October 2023 appeal, Murdaugh sought to file a motion for a new trial because he said that Hill tampered with the jury in multiple ways. Murdaugh contended that Hill:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advised the jury not to believe his testimony and other defense evidence<\/li>\n<li>Pressured the jury to reach a quick guilty verdict<\/li>\n<li>Misrepresented information to the trial court in an attempt to have the court remove a juror she believed to favor the defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the February hearing before the S.C. Supreme Court justices, the prosecution argued the jury convicted Murdaugh \u201cbecause he was obviously guilty, and not because three jurors heard Hill\u2019s \u2018foolish and fleeting\u2019 comments about his upcoming testimony,\u201d Wednesday\u2019s ruling said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But that wasn\u2019t enough to sway the S.C. Supreme Court justices \u2014 a group that includes Chief Justice John Kittredge as well as John Few, George James, D. Garrison Hill and Letitia Verdin.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe agree with Murdaugh,\u201d the ruling said. \u201cPrejudice is presumed from Hill\u2019s comments, and while this presumption is rebuttable, the State failed to overcome this presumption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But the justices were clear about who they found most responsible for this outcome.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe breathtaking and disgraceful effort of Hill to undermine the jury process is unprecedented in South Carolina,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Hill resigned her $101,256-a-year clerk of court job In March 2024 after she was charged with obstruction of justice in the leaking of confidential court information to a reporter. Hill later pleaded guilty to perjury and misconduct charges and received probation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no excuse for my mistakes,\u201d Hill said following her December 2025 conviction. \u201cI am ashamed of them, and I will carry that shame with me for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Columbia attorney Will Lewis, who\u2019s Hill\u2019s lawyer, was unavailable Wednesday and unable to comment, his office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In its ruling, the S.C. Supreme Court also weighed in on the admissibility of Murdaugh\u2019s financial crimes in the retrial.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Calling it a \u201cthorny issue,\u201d the S.C. Supreme Court said that 12.5 hours of testimony from the original trial on the financial crimes to establish a motive was too much time, and could have been presented \u201cin a fraction of that time,\u201d according to the ruling.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It will be up to the presiding judge at any new trial to decide how much, if any, of the financial crimes evidence to introduce, according to the ruling.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The S.C. Supreme Court\u2019s guidance for the retrial is that if prosecutors seek to reintroduce that evidence it must be done \u201cefficiently without the lengthy presentation of inflammatory details with little to no probative value that was permitted in the first trial,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Harpootlian and Griffin agreed with that as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respect the decision that made clear that the retrial must look very different from the first,\u201d Murdaugh\u2019s attorneys said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initial jury heard more than 12 hours of testimony about Alex\u2019s financial crimes. The court held that this evidence went far beyond what was necessary and gave rise to unfair prejudice. On retrial, that will not be permitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Trial of the century<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s ruling overturned what was popularly called \u201cthe trial of the century\u201d began making national news shortly after the opinion was released at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Murdaugh\u2019s conviction in March 2023 came after a six-week trial that was televised and attracted a worldwide audience of millions on Court TV because of its combination of not only brutal murder but also the naked corruption of a supposedly upstanding South Carolina attorney who stole millions from defenseless clients who had won millions in legal settlements.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the case was a whodunit: Murdaugh denied killing his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. Maggie had been killed with an assault rifle; Paul, with a shotgun, leading his lawyers to imply to the jury that there were two killers the night they were killed by dog kennels on the Murdaugh estate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Untold numbers of newspaper stories, television and cable news reports, documentaries and more than 20 books \u2014 including one in French by a French journalist attending the trial \u2014 have been written about the case. The latest book, by New Yorker writer, James Lasdun, was released earlier this month. Its title: \u201cThe Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <related-stories> <\/related-stories><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. Refresh this page later for more updated information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 13, 2026 at 7:13 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;Murdaugh murder convictions overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/federal-government-to-defer-1-3-billion-to-california-medicaid-says-vp-vance\/\">Federal government to defer $1.3 billion to California Medicaid says VP Vance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife and youngest son in 2023, but the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned that decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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