Alex Murdaugh juror says South Carolina court clerk's words influenced her guilty verdict
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Alex Murdaugh's defense team and South Carolina prosecutors will get to question Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill, who is accused of jury tampering, in Murdaugh's bid for a new trial.
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"To me…she made it seem like he was already guilty," Juror Z, the first to testify Monday, said when asked how the clerk inspired her verdict.
Murdaugh's defense team and South Carolina prosecutors will be able to question Hill, who is accused of jury tampering, in the convicted killer's bid for a new trial, Justice Jean Toal ruled Friday as Murdaugh fights for a new trial.
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