The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh's murder trial in South Carolina told his law school he wasn't surprised the jury came back with a guilty verdict in three hours. Judge Clifton Newman returned to Cleveland State University on Tuesday to discuss his career and the topic on everyone's minds: the six-week trial that ended in Murdaugh's murder convictions for killing his wife and son. Newman says jurors who listen closely over a long trial don't want to go back over hundreds of exhibits. That's especially true if they feel they have a good handle on the case. Cleveland State's law school announced it will induct the 71-year-old Newman into its hall of fame in November.