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Experts disagree on whether Alex Murdaugh will get trial for murder After the former Colleton district, South Carolina, a court clerk Becky Hill was charged with several criminal offenses on Wednesday in two counties.
” [suggestion] Becky Hill is now helping Alex Murdauth in legal problems – I disagree with this, “Former State Attorney from South Caroline Charlie Condon told Fox News Digital.” I think the opposite is exactly. “
The Laws Division in South Carolina (Stal) on Wednesday afternoon announced that Hill, 57), was charged with obstructing justice and inappropriate behavior in Colleton County and a false guilt in Richland County. The accusation of forgery stems from the lie, for which she allegedly told the justice of the Supreme Court in South Carolina in January 2024, when justice ruled that a new trial was not required for Murdaugh after his appeal.
The documents are charged that when Toal asked Hill, “Did you allow anyone out of the press to look at the sealed exhibits?” Hill replied, “No, ma’am,” which is obviously not in line with the evidence received by the authorities. He also accused of showing the journalist sealed photographs and using her official position of the Coleton District for the financial gain, especially promoting his book about the case of Murdaugh on social media.
Colleton district, South Carolina, a court clerk Becky Hill is charged with touching the jury at the trial of Alex Murdaugh double murder. (Fox Nation)
In 2023, the jury of Colleton District condemned Murduagh in the killings of her wife Maggie and Paul, in June 2021, on his family hunt. The embarrassed lawyer for personal injuries, whose family had a foothold in the judicial system in the neighboring Hampton district, requested a new hearing on the basis of a jury -touching charges around HILL, which Murdaugh’s defense team had He was found to have justified the new trial.
Salide charge documents submitted on Wednesday, however, no accuse Hill for touching the jury. Fox News Digital addressed Hill’s lawyer, Will Lewis, for a comment.
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Condon said he was “surprised by the accusations” against Hill “and that they did not involve the touch of jury.”
Alex Murdaugh spoke with her veteran lawyer Jim Griffin during a jury hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia in South Carolina, January 29, 2024. (Andrew J. Whitaker/Post and Courier via AP, Pool)
“It was … focus on a re -indulgence hearing. Nothing in [Hill’s charges] The jury expression, “he said.” In my opinion, this is a really big victory for the state and a great loss for defense, because the main basis of their attraction would be that jury, and the fact that there is no charge against former Hill clerk for the jury tells that the authorities have watched it and that they did not believe that it showed that it was enough evidence. “
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Meanwhile, lawyer Eric Bland of LLP Bland Richter, who represented more jurors in Murdaugho’s trial for murder and several victims of his financial crimes, told Fox News Digital that “Optics” Hill’s accusations “is good for Alex Murdaugh.”
“Three of these charges that are underway in Colleton County really have nothing to do with the trial. [Those are] The actions she took beyond that trial in the course and scope of her duties, using her office – obstruction activity. That has nothing to do with it, “Bland explained.” One accusation in Richland County is a charges of forgery. And that is the heresy that stems from [January 2024] listening to where Justice Toal made the decision that he did not give a new trial to Alex Murdauth. “
Bland noted that during hearing 2024, Toal said that she did not think that Hill’s testimony was completely credible and that she did not take him into account when she ruled against re -release.
Colleton district, South Carolina, Rebecca Hill Court officer passes by her daughter, who sang at a party at Walterboro in South Carolina on March 1, 2023. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital)
“At the end of the day, this will be a legal decision on the appeal,” Bland said. “Was the justice of Tola correct in the application of South Carolina standards to the jury interference by the officers? And, as South Carolina says, you not only have to show the jury interference, but you have to show the effect he had on the jurors and their verdict. I represented six of these jurors. Ithenest Nithercy Bilcict.
Of the 12 total jurors who were found guilty of Murdaugh in 2023, 11 said Hill did not affect their decisions. One said he heard the official comment on watching Murdaugho’s body language, but said that her words did not affect his judgment.
Even if Murdaugh was sentenced to a reversal and re -transfer, he would continue to serve the rest of his life in prison for his financial crimes, depriving his million dollar laws, Bland noted.
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Both Condon and Bland said that Hill introduced himself in a professional way during Murdaugho’s murder trial, including one of the first days when the threat of a bomb extinguished the entire courtroom and everyone had to evacuate themselves.
“She was very warm and attractive and don’t forget … she touches every aspect of the trial,” Bland said. “She is in charge of the court staff, the guy. She is in charge of the court clerk, where all the submissions are going for the case, and marching all the evidence. She is in charge of the jurors and ensures that they are on time and they have something to eat.
Watch: Becky Hill asked if she had touched the jury
Condon similarly said that the court in Colleton County is located in the small town of Walterboro, which often does not see criminal trials such as the Murdaugh case.
Alex Murdaugh was taken to the courtyard of the Colleton district in Walterborou, southern Carolina on January 31, 2023. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital)
“She was probably trying to be located,” Condon said of the accusations that accused her of sharing sealed photos with a journalist. “She’s a really nice lady, she’s probably trying to help someone in their story. And again, I don’t think there was a malicious intention. Having said that … a man would expect a court clerk in accordance with these increased circumstances to follow every rule, and states show that it is not. But I don’t think it was done with evil intent.
Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, Murdaugho defenders, Said Fox News Digital in a statement on Wednesday that although the charges against HILL are “serious, not surprising.”
Look: Alex Murdaugh’s lawyer Dick Harpootlian responds to Hill’s arrest
“We have long expressed concern about its behavior during and after the trial, and this arrest further emphasizes the need to protect the integrity of the judicial process. Each defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial trial and we look forward to that Alex Murdaugh will finally get that honest treatment,” lawyers said.
Harpootlian said on Wednesday Fox News to believe that he would have charges against Hill to result in a new trial for Murdaugh.
Hill was also previously charged with sending nearly $ 10,000 in the federal bonuses in the form of children’s maintenance. She used federal funds to give food and gifts to court employees, including “Easter goodness,” gifts of her mother and father and gifts for Valentine’s Day; color supplies; flowers and decor; various meals for themselves; office furniture; And dog food, dog bones and dog bed, among other objects.
Rebecca Hill arrives at the “Today Show” studio in New York, March 6, 2023. Hill was a court clerk at the trial of Alex Murdaugho with a double murder. (Jennifer Mitchell for Fox News Digital)
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Former court clerk who held her position for about four years, she resigned in March after the allegation of jury of touching to the trial of Murdaugh But she claimed that her decision to leave her duty was not the result of her behavior during a double -sided murder trial.
“Another significant influence in the office of our clerk was in 2023, when we had to manage one of The greatest trials in South Carolina’s history. Our small town gathered and did everything proud, “Hill said during a press conference at the time to announce the resignation.” The management of the trial of this importance for the people of South Carolina, as well as for national and international media interest and public supervision, made me think about decisions that included my stay in the judges’ office. “
Alex Murdaugh, convicted of the murder of his wife, Maggie and younger son Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing at the Richland District in Columbia in South Karolina, January 16, 2024. (Tracy Glantz/State via AP, Pool)
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She added that the decision not to seek re -elections in 2024 would allow her to “focus on being her wife, mother and grandmother” and that she wanted to provide “enough time to other Republican candidates” interested in the position of court clerk Colleton.
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Her former lawyer, Justin Bamberg, who represented the victims Murdaugho’s financial crimes, At a press conference on March, he said that Hill’s decision had nothing to do with any investigations involved in which the official included.
