Judge Debra McCaslin Takes Over Alex Murdaugh Murder Case After 2023 Convictions Were Voided
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Judge Debra McCaslin Takes Over Alex Murdaugh Murder Case After 2023 Convictions Were Voided
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Summary
Chief Justice John Kittredge on Monday assigned Judge Debra R. McCaslin to oversee all future proceedings in Alex Murdaugh’s murder case, including any retrial, motions, jury trials and related forfeiture matters.
The reassignment follows the South Carolina Supreme Court’s May 13 decision overturning Murdaugh’s 2023 murder convictions and life sentences after finding former clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors to help book sales.
No new trial date was set, but prosecutors said they still intend to retry Murdaugh in the 2021 killings of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, at the family’s Colleton County estate.
Murdaugh, 57, remains in prison despite the reversal because he is serving a separate 40-year federal sentence for financial crimes after admitting he stole from clients and his former law firm.