Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley joined "America's Newsroom" Wednesday to react to Alex Murdaugh's attorneys seeking a retrial and said the allegations of jury tampering should be taken "very seriously." This is, in terms of the jury tampering allegations, this is pretty serious. What is being alleged here by [clerk Rebecca] Hill goes well beyond the pale. Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh requested a new trial Tuesday in an explosive motion filed in Columbia, South Carolina, that alleges the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal. Colleton County Court Clerk Rebecca Hill penned the memoir "Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders," which hit bookstores Aug. 1.

Source: Fox News September 07, 2023 20:07 UTC