Alex Murdaugh Wants The SC Supreme Court to Review Toal’s January 2024 Ruling

Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and their younger son, Paul, in March 2023, and he immediately filed an appeal. That appeal was eventually put on pause while Murdaugh pursued a new trial on the grounds that Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill tampered with the jury. 

Toal presided over the January 2024 motion for a new trial that included questioning each of the trial jurors about their verdict as well as testimony from Hill and from Rhonda McElveen, the Barnwell County Clerk of Court who assisted Hill’s office during the trial. 

Toal ultimately ruled against Alex Murdaugh’s motion for a new trial, concluding that while Hill may have made comments to the jury, they did not rise to the level of jury tampering while noting that Hill lacks credibility. 

Murdaugh’s defense team wants the SC Supreme Court to review the decision, arguing that Toal’s ruling is erroneous because she used the wrong legal argument to deny the motion for a new trial. 

For a refresher on the motions hearing and the legal argument the Murdaugh team WANTED Justice Toal to use, listen to True Sunlight episode 34 and episode 36. 

You can read Murdaugh’s request here, and don’t miss next week’s episode of Cup of Justice where Mandy, Liz, and EB for an in-depth discussion on what this request means. 

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