SC attorney general vows to retry Alex Murdaugh after conviction overturned
South Carolina’s Attorney General, Alan Wilson, has announced the state’s decision to pursue a new trial for Alex Murdaugh, whose previous double murder conviction was overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The ruling cited inappropriate jury influence by court clerk Becky Hill. Wilson emphasized his office’s commitment to obtaining justice for the victims, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.
On Friday, Wilson indicated that prosecutors might consider the death penalty for Murdaugh if he is convicted again in a retrial. This statement comes in the wake of the state Supreme Court nullifying Murdaugh’s earlier convictions for murder.
“With the Supreme Court’s decision, we find ourselves back at the beginning with this case, which means all legal avenues are open, including the possibility of the death penalty,” Wilson commented in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Alex Murdaugh was in court during his sentencing at the Colleton County courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on March 3, 2023, after being found guilty of murdering his wife and son.
On the same day, Attorney General Wilson was seen shaking hands with a bailiff at the Colleton County Courthouse after Murdaugh was convicted on all charges.
This week, the South Carolina Supreme Court vacated Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, due to improper juror contact by Becky Hill, the former Clerk of Court for Colleton County. The court has mandated a new trial.
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