Attorney Rachel Fiset spoke to Newsweek and said Murdaugh may attempt to appeal on the basis that hearing his alleged financial crimes prejudiced the jury.
Following Alex Murdaugh's sentencing for the murder of his wife and son, his defense team has announced it will launch an appeal against the conviction.
Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday. Murdaugh's defense team has confirmed they have their notice of appeal for Murdaughand I filed our notice of appeal for Alex Murdaugh. This is the next step in the legal process to fight for Alex’s constitutional right to a fair trial."This the next step in the legal process to fight for Alex's constitutional right to a fair trial.
"It is likely that he will argue that the judge's ruling allowing all of his financial crimes to be heard by the jury should be overturned on the basis that it unduly prejudiced the jury against him such that he could not get a fair trial on the 'merits' of the evidence in the murder trials. Griffin said:"Because [the verdict] came back so quickly, and doing this for over 30 plus years, that's normally a sign that it's a guilty verdict.
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