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One of Murdaugh’s attorneys said he was “very optimistic” they’d get a new trial based on alleged evidence of jury tampering.

Lawyers Dick Harpootlian, Jim Griffin and Phillip Barber filed a motion with the South Carolina Court of Appeals for a stay of appeal and a new trial.

One of Murdaugh’s attorneys said he was “very optimistic” they’d get a new trial based on alleged evidence of jury tampering.

Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh filed a motion demanding a new trial and alleging jury tampering by the Colleton County Clerk of Court.

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want to call jurors and others back into the courtroom in an effort to get a new trial. They want to find out if

A court clerk is accused of telling jurors not to trust Murdaugh when he testified in his own defense.

The clerk is accused of giving the jury business cards from reporters during the trial.

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh requested a new trial Tuesday in an explosive motion filed in Columbia, South Carolina, that alleges that the court clerk tampered with jurors so she could secure a book deal.

Murdaugh, 55, was found guilty in March and sentenced to life without parole.

The double killer's attorneys say a clerk pressured jurors and told them "not to be fooled" by him.