SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #34

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Not much on this yet but I got it on yahoo and foxcarolina.com. This mother and son were found near a dog kennel on their property in Colleton County SC. Their family has a long history of connections to the legal system in the Lowcountry and the son, who was murdered, was currently facing charges in a boating accident causing death.

2 Murdaugh family members shot, killed in Colleton County SC homicide

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When referring to the attorneys, officials or other trial members, please use their names or initials. Let’s not assign them nicknames. Thanks a ton!!
 
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If ruthless killers are out to extract revenge on the Murdaugh family for their misdeeds re: the boat crash, why is Alex (who parented Paul, owned the boat, and allegedly tried to misuse his power as volunteer assistant solicitor to bully the other victims into lying about Paul's culpability) still alive? Why is Buster (whose ID was used to purchase the alcohol) still alive? Why was everyone in the family comfortable going to Moselle after that? Why did Alex stay at the scene when presumably, just moments before he got there, at least two people of short-stature with possession of the family arsenal had ruthlessly gunned down half of the nuclear family and were possibly still there, with help 20 minutes away?
 
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We are back in session. Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian rises. He says he has been informed this morning the state has 7 reply witnesses. That number has inflated from 1-2 last week and the 4-5 projection we got late last afternoon. Harpootlian is complaining. So am I.

Harpootlian says the state is essentially retrying its case by calling witnesses we've already heard from. The state's reply case is supposed to directly rebut points introduced by the defense.

Dr. Ellen Riemer, the state's pathologist, is expected to testify today, Harpootlian said. Harpootlian says if the state does this, the defense will want to rebut with its own witnesses. "This is a process that's got to stop at some point. We're going to be here next week."

Lead prosecutor Creighton Waters: “There are actually a number of issues in which their pathologist challenged the findings of Dr. Riemer.” She is here to explain why she is right and the defense’s expert is wrong.

“It’s not just mere repetition of testimony that has already been received,” Waters said. Harpootlian stresses that the state is dragging this out. "This is a three-week trial. We're now in week 6. ... It seems the state's position is, 'Let no dead horse go unbeaten.’"

Newman: Certainly, the state cannot retry the entire case. But the state can reply to contradict certain issues presented by the defense, including issues of credibility.

Judge Clifton Newman continued: “It has to be finely tailored such that we don’t create a situation where the court will be compelled to allow sur-rebuttal, which is almost unheard of.”

Newman: “There has to be a limit to the back and forth.” Newman says he is surprised at the number of reply witnesses the state wants to offer. But this is a complex case, and he can’t say now whether all of the witnesses’ testimony are appropriate.

So we are going to evaluate the witness testimony on a case-by-case basis. The jury is coming back in. As a programming note, if a witness is returning to the stand and repeating things we already know, I'm not going to post updates on every little thing.

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Dick now saying prosecution has 7 rebuttal witnesses. He’s not happy and wants some not to testify. He wants them to be proffered what they will say.

Dick: “Let no dead horse be unbeaten“

Judge: State has the right to rebuttal, not to re-try the case. Has to be a limited to back and forth. He is surprised as to the number of witnesses & has to rule on each basis.
 
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arielilane said:

We are back in session. Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian rises. He says he has been informed this morning the state has 7 reply witnesses. That number has inflated from 1-2 last week and the 4-5 projection we got late last afternoon. Harpootlian is complaining. So am I.

Harpootlian says the state is essentially retrying its case by calling witnesses we've already heard from. The state's reply case is supposed to directly rebut points introduced by the defense.
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Trying to work up tears for the defenses problem with it but the tears wouldn't be authentic...Right AM!.
 
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