A banker convicted of helping Alex Murdaugh move stolen funds had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal judge made errors in handling a juror who was dismissed during deliberations due to anxiety.
The juror's anxiety led to her replacement by alternates, after which the jury quickly returned with guilty verdicts. The appeals court found that the judge's actions violated the banker's right to an impartial jury.
