RELATED | Judge Newman requests removal from post-trial motions in Murdaugh murder caseĪccording to trial transcripts, Newman was involved in an in-chambers discussion with defense and prosecution attorneys wherein Newman himself expressed concern Hill may have had improper contact with at least one juror who was later removed from the trial for discussing the case outside of court. The Supreme Court ultimately denied Murdaugh's lawyers' request to bar Newman, but accepted Newman's voluntary decision to step aside. They cited opinionated statements Newman has made about Murdaugh and his guilt in academic speeches and media appearances since the trial. RELATED | Murdaugh gets retrial hearing in murder case amid jury tampering allegationsĪdditionally, Griffin and Harpootlian requested Newman be prohibited from overseeing future matters related to the murder case because of apparent bias. Court of Appeals in October remanded the murder case back to circuit court for a hearing on a potential retrial after Murdaugh's defense lawyers Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin filed allegations that Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill may have tampered with the trial jury. The jury deliberated only about three hours after a six-week trial. Newman on March 3, 2023, sentenced Alex Murdaugh to two terms of life imprisonment after a Colleton County jury found Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. Judge Newman, 72, will retire from the bench at the end of 2023 and requested to be relieved of his assignment on the Murdaugh murders case amid developing controversy over claims of jury tampering that may have affected the outcome of Alex Murdaugh's trial.īIOGRAPHIES | Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal (Retired) | Hon. Justice Toal, age 80, will replace Judge Clifton Newman as the presiding judge overseeing all court proceedings related to the Murdaugh murders case, pursuant to an order issued Monday by Donald Beatty, the current S.C. 1 We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.COLUMBIA (WCIV) - Jean Toal, the retired former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, has been assigned to preside over the Murdaugh murders case as convicted killer Alex Murdaugh awaits his hearing on a potential retrial. DISMISSED.1 KONDUROS, HILL, and HEWITT, JJ., concur. at 267, 692 S.E.2d at 894 (stating that "f there is some further act which must be done by the court prior to a determination of the rights of the parties, the order is interlocutory" and not immediately appealable). 265, 267, 692 S.E.2d 894, 895 (2010) ("A final judgment disposes of the whole subject matter of the action or terminates the particular proceeding or action, leaving nothing to be done but to enforce by execution what has been determined.") id. Dep't of Health & Envt'l Control, 387 S.C. 2020) (providing for judicial review by this court of "a final decision" of the ALC) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. We dismiss the appeal pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: S.C. Jiles's claim for unemployment insurance benefits. PER CURIAM: The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce appeals the order of the Administrative Law Court (ALC) reversing the dismissal of Cortez M. Cohoon, of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA, of Columbia, both for Respondent. Jody Richard Faulks, of South Carolina Legal Services, of Greenwood and Jack E. Famolari, both of Columbia, for Appellant. 2021-UP-398 Submitted Octo– Filed NovemDISMISSED Benjamin Thomas Cook and Paul R. 2019-001033 Appeal From The Administrative Law Court Deborah Brooks Durden, Administrative Law Judge Unpublished Opinion No. South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce and House of Raeford Farms, Inc., Of Which South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is the Appellant. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals Cortez M. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
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