Alex Murdaugh's Defense Alleges Unrelated Evidence, Bad Faith, and Jury Tampering in Fight for New Trial

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian, representing Alex Murdaugh, claims that jurors in Murdaugh's murder trial were prejudiced by weeks of unrelated evidence on financial crimes, preventing them from considering the strong forensic evidence supporting Murdaugh's innocence. Murdaugh was convicted in March for the shooting deaths of his wife and son. Harpootlian has filed a motion for a new trial, alleging jury tampering by a court clerk. Murdaugh is currently serving concurrent life prison sentences and has also admitted to stealing millions of dollars from former clients. The case has gained national attention and has led to the reopening of an investigation into a suspicious death in 2015.