Murdaugh family friend says that Alex was at rock bottom. He said he didn't know Alex had an addiction, BUT when he had his own addiction, his family didn't know about it either. #LowCountryTheMurdaughDynasty#MurdaughDynasty#MurdaughTrial
Fernandez and Sutton are arguing about the pellets. Dick objects to the comment Fernandez makes about "We'll get to that." Judge Newman sustains. #MurdaughTrial
Are we getting into the weeds here? Does the hole the pellets went through really matter in proving if Alex pulled the triggers?? #MurdaughTrial
Does the Jury care about the State being argumentative with a witness? #MurdaughTrial
Day 21 of the #MurdaughTrial. We're back after a long weekend. Judge says we have 2 issues: 1) Juror #441 is sick & will be replaced with Juror #530. This was an alternate Juror who took the place of #220. 2) Jim being on Twitter retweeting the article about the investigation.
Judge Newman said the first tweet he saw this morning was Jim's retweet!! Judge tells him not to post or repost anything. He says his command not to discuss the case doesn't apply to the lawyers, but it doesn't look good. #MurdaughTrial
Defense plans to wrap up their case by Friday. Jurors should expect to receive their Jury Charge sometime next week, depending on how long the State takes to Rebuttal. #MurdaughTrial
I'm sadder & more emotionally affected by this trial today more than i have been any of the other days of this trial. I'm glad we have Monday off. I'll definitely do some self-care this weekend. #MurdaughTrial
And my job ordered us Crave cupcakes! I'm going to get one of those right quick while we are on break! 🙃😊
Ridiculous questions from the Defense already. #MurdaughTrial
Day #18 of the #MurdaughTrial. Judge Newman rules in favor of the Defense's Motion to Exclude (the roadside shooting)... for now. Will that trigger the State to bring in Cousin Eddie now??
Also, the jurors tested negative for COVID. 🙌🏾
State calls Agent David Owen. Began working with SLED in 2015. His entire time there has been with the Lowcountry. #MurdaughTrial
SLED is an assisting agency. Their presence has to be requested. #MurdaughTrial