One week after Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life for killing his wife and son, Murdaugh Murders Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell — and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — take a look at the questions surrounding a juror’s connections to a witness, the problems with the judicial selection process in South Carolina and the need for reform and Russell Laffitte’s overdue bills.
It’s been over a week since Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for killing his wife and son, and there hasn’t been a break in the news.
On Monday, federal Judge Richard Gergel denied Russell Laffitte’s motion for a new trial. Now his case moves to the appeals phase, which Russell will go through without the help of his original attorneys Bart Daniel and Matt Austin because on Thursday Bart and Matt filed a motion to dump Russell. Apparently Alex’s co-conspirator hasn’t paid the balance of his legal bill at Nelson Mullins.
According to our amazing co-host Eric Bland, Russell will be sentenced in May or June of this year and, after reading Judge Gergel’s scathing order Monday, we’re all expecting he’ll receive a significant punishment.
We have a really interesting show for you today. We talked about the unwarranted criticism surrounding James the Juror and his connection to the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, Dick Harpootlian’s Good Ole Boy fragility and the need for judicial reform in this state.
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COJ #67 - What’s Next For Alex Murdaugh After Retrial Denied + An Update On Stephen Smith
COJ #66 - Toal Ya So Part Two - Justice Jean Toal (Finally) Denies Alex Murdaugh’s Motion For A New Trial
COJ #65 - The Presumption of Guilt - Defense Attorney Noah Pines Talks About Client Joey Watkins and Overturning Murder Convictions
COJ S2 E64 - 'Toal Ya So' - A Great Day for Justice Toal: Alex Murdaugh’s Chances Of Getting A New Trial Just Got Deflated
COJ S2 E63 ‘She’ll Be the Judge and the Jury’: What to Expect As We Edge Closer to Alex Murdaugh’s Hearing for New Trial
COJ #62 - Asking the Experts… Double Feature Crossover Episode with Attorney Emily D. Baker and Crime Analyst Laura Richards
COJ #61 - What to Know About Justice Jean Toal + Becky Hill’s Email Dump
COJ #60 - More Drama Surrounding Becky Hill Case + Alex Murdaugh’s Money Trail Heats Up
COJ #59 - Credibility, Defamation and the Rules of Civility: How the Takedown of Becky Hill Has Gone Off the Rails
COJ #58 - Deconstructing Alex Murdaugh 2.0: A Look at the World’s Most Bizarre Sentencing Hearing
COJ #57 - Alex Murdaugh to Face His Financial Victims + Why Is Law Enforcement Focused on Becky Hill’s Son and Not the Stephen Smith Case?
COJ #56 - Alex Murdaugh’s Plea Deal: Is This Justice?
Bonus: Kathleen Madigan & Mandy Matney - A Sunny Side Bonus Episode
COJ #55 - Team Murdaugh’s Jury-Tampering Lie Has Been Exposed + Are Certain Lawyers Untouchable?
COJ #54 - The Worst Thing Team Murdaugh Has Done So Far + Judicial Hearing for Bowen Turner Prosecutor This Week
COJ #53 - Who Has The Courage To Take on Alex Murdaugh’s Law Firm? + What Dick and Jim’s Latest Motion Might Tell Us About the Money
COJ #52 - Unpacking Alex Murdaugh's Chances of a New Murder Trial + Expectations For His Upcoming Financial Trials
COJ #51 - The Big Gall on These Guys: In Murdaugh and Bowen Turner Cases, the Good Ole Boys Can’t Seem to Stop
COJ #50 - Silence and Leaks in the Stephen Smith Case + Why Cory Fleming’s Mysterious Absence Could Be Significant
COJ #49 - Russell Laffitte Is FINALLY Behind Bars + How Is Alex Murdaugh Paying Dick and Jim?
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