A subcommittee of the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee is set to discuss a variety of bills related to judicial reform in South Carolina on February 6. This hearing comes after an ad hoc committee of state senators and representatives tasked with...
When the evidentiary hearing in Alex Murdaugh's quest for a new trial is finished, Justice Jean Toal will have heard testimony from all 12 of the deliberating jurors as she tries to suss out whether or not Murdaugh is entitled to a new trial based on allegations that...
Attending court and taking notes on hearings can seem daunting at first, but there are a few ways to be prepared prior to stepping foot in the courtroom. Get Motions And Material Up for Discussion Whether you’re sitting through a full trial or a simple status...
We now have the documents pertaining to second circuit solicitor David Miller — the same solicitor who allowed the sweetheart deal for thrice-accused rapist Bowen Turner — in his quest to become a judge in South Carolina. The JMSC ultimately found Miller qualified to...
While public corruption and cronyism seems to run rampant in South Carolina, there is a bright spot: the public can search for court documents in each county using a massive database first championed by now-retired SC Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal — the same judge...
The evidentiary hearing scheduled for later this month is going to look a lot different than Alex Murdaugh and his defense attorneys planned after Justice Jean Toal ruled on four separate issues in a January 16 hearing in Richland County. Toal was assigned to...