Alex Murdaugh lawyers file appeal alleging ousted South Carolina court clerk swayed jury
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Alex Murdaugh lawyers file appeal alleging ousted South Carolina court clerk swayed jury

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Attorneys for lawyer-turned-convict Alex Murdaugh filed to appeal his sentence on Tuesday, saying improper testimony and court clerk Becky Hill’s alleged jury tampering “infected the trial with unfairness.” Murdaugh, 56, is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and youngest…

Sleazy lawyer, 72, suspended for tawdry act in his office with ‘vulnerable’ client facing murder rap: ruling
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Sleazy lawyer, 72, suspended for tawdry act in his office with ‘vulnerable’ client facing murder rap: ruling

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A Brooklyn attorney was slapped with a five-year suspension for receiving oral sex in his office from a client facing a murder charge, according to a court decision issued Wednesday. Philip Smallman, 72, was hit with the hefty penalty after a New York Appellate Division found he engaged in the…

Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver
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Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver

ByNews Polite

An Alabama husband died on a Florida operating table when the doctor mistakenly removed the man’s liver during surgery before the surgeon attempted to pass off the organ as an “enlarged spleen,” according to a lawyer representing the man’s widow. William Bryan and his wife Beverly were visiting their rental…

Fani Willis, accused of affair with Trump prosecutor, vowed to not date staff in 2020
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Fani Willis, accused of affair with Trump prosecutor, vowed to not date staff in 2020

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is accused of having a clandestine relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to bring charges against former President Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case, promised in a 2020 interview that she would not sleep with her staffers. Willis is under…

Shirt Alex Murdaugh wore night his wife and son were murdered ‘destroyed’: defense
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Shirt Alex Murdaugh wore night his wife and son were murdered ‘destroyed’: defense

ByNews Polite

South Carolina officials destroyed the T-shirt Alex Murdaugh wore the night his wife and son were gunned down — making it impossible to challenge claims that it links him to the murders, according to his attorneys. The disgraced 54-year-old legal scion’s legal team claimed in a 96-page filing Wednesday that…