SC attorney general vows to retry Alex Murdaugh after conviction overturned
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the state’s plan to seek a retrial for Alex Murdaugh. This development comes after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh’s 2023 conviction for double murder, due to concerns over jury influence by court clerk Becky Hill. Wilson emphasized his office’s commitment to securing justice for Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.
On Friday, Attorney General Wilson indicated that if Murdaugh is convicted again in a new trial, prosecutors might consider pursuing the death penalty. This follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision to nullify Murdaugh’s previous murder convictions.
“With the Supreme Court’s ruling, we’re essentially restarting this case, which means all legal avenues are open to us, including the possibility of the death penalty,” Wilson explained in a statement to Fox News Digital.
During his sentencing at the Colleton County courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on March 3, 2023, Alex Murdaugh addressed the court 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 in Walterboro, following the guilty verdict against Murdaugh on all four counts.
The South Carolina Supreme Court this week vacated Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and younger son, Paul Murdaugh, citing improper contact with jurors by former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill. The court ordered a new trial.
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