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A South Carolina judge has denied Alex Murdaughs bid for a new double-murder trial after hearing allegations that jury tampering influenced the guilty verdict. The convicted killer of his wife

A South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial on Monday. 

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A judge will decide if Alex Murdaugh deserves a new trial for killing his wife and son. He claims the court clerk tampered with the jury before deliberations.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/alex-murdaugh-is-denied-new-double-murder-trial-after-judge-hears-jury-tampering-allegations/">Read More</a>

The evidentiary hearing is expected to include the testimony of 11 jurors from the original murder trial, as well as County Clerk of Court Becky Hill.

A South Carolina judge hearing the Alex Murdaugh jury tampering case handed down a surprisingly quick decision about whether there will be a retrial in his murder case.

A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdock's bid for a new trial.Judge Jean Dole ruled that although Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill told

Alex Murdaugh will not receive a new double-murder trial, a judge ruled Monday after hearing allegations a clerk of court tampered with the jury during last year’s proceedings, The Associated Press reported. Lawyers for Murdaugh, a former South Carolina attorney who was convicted of murdering his wife and son, requested a new trial over allegations…