Alex Murdaugh's attorneys said he was going to get life in prison even if Mother Teresa begged for mercy at his sentencing Friday in Walterboro, South Carolina.
"There was a lot of effort by the state to convince the family that Alex is a murderer," the attorney said."After six weeks of trial, they came away more convinced that he did not do this, and they steadfastly are in his camp and support him. That’s where they stand."
Murdaugh's sister, Lynn Murdaugh Goette, his brother John Marvin Murdaugh and Buster sat in the gallery as Newman delivered his withering commentary. Alex Murdaugh's brother, Randy Murdaugh, however, was noticeably absent.The defense team said it didn't regret putting Murdaugh on the stand after the judge permitted extensive evidence of the disbarred attorney's theft of nearly $9 million from his former law firm and his vulnerable clients.
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison after his conviction for double murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on Friday., noted that Murdaugh also had to address the dog kennel video. From left, Alex Murdaugh, Morgan Doughty, Paul Murdaugh and Maggie Murdaugh. In a Netflix documentary, Doughty alleges that Paul physically abused her.
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