The Latest Breaking News from the South Carolina Supreme Court

A timeline of events in the cases against Alex Murdaugh

A judge has set a new date in April for the retrial of murder charges against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Size Of Offender’s Manhood Can’t Justify Indefinite Detention, South Carolina Top Court Rules

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled against the use of a scientifically dubious test as evidence that predators are likely to reoffend.

Bored Panda · Jun 10

Penis Measurements Cannot Justify a Sex Offender's Indefinite Detention, South Carolina's Top Court Says

The court unanimously ruled that penile plethysmography is unreliable and inadmissible as evidence of recidivism risk.

Reason · Jun 8

Alex Murdaugh Conviction Quashed: Clerk Becky Hill Ruined the Trial of the Century

The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions due to jury interference by a court clerk, granting him a new trial.

International Business Times UK · May 14

Alex Murdaugh Crime Scene Explained: What Happened on Night of Murders as Juror Expresses Shock at Overturned Conviction

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions, citing improper juror influence by a court clerk.

International Business Times UK · May 14

Why Did the Court Overturn Alex Murdaugh's Sentence? What You Need to Know

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction, citing jury bias influenced by a court clerk. Murdaugh will face a new trial, maintaining his innocence.

International Business Times UK · May 13

Alex Murdaugh case update: Why did South Carolina Supreme Court overturn Murdaugh's murder convictions and order a new trial?​

Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned: Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The court cited improper outside influence on the jury by county clerk Becky Hill as grounds for a new trial. Murdaugh remains imprisoned on…

The Economic Times · May 13

Alex Murdaugh case timeline: From murders to conviction overturn

Prosecutors have said they intend to retry the once-powerful lawyer

The Independent UK · May 13

Alex Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned: 10 Series, Podcasts And Documentaries To Understand The Case and What Comes Next

The Alex Murdaugh case, already one of the most obsessively followed true crime sagas in America, took another stunning turn Wednesday when the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned his murder convictions and ordered a new trial.

Latin Times · May 13

Court Overturns Alex Murdaugh Convictions In Explosive New Twist Surrounding Wife And Son Case

“We will aggressively seek to retry Alex Murdaugh,” Attorney General Alan Wilson said.

Bored Panda · May 13