Murdaugh's lawyer attacks state's alleged motive in South Carolina double murder trial

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A lawyer for Richard 'Alex' Murdaugh on Thursday accused investigators of fabricating evidence and said their theory of why their client killed his wife and son made no sense, seeking to raise doubts with the jury in the high-profile murder trial.

He faces 30 years to life in prison if found guilty by the jury, which is set to begin deliberations later on Thursday.

Griffin described the state's alleged motive as preposterous, arguing that the murders would only draw more scrutiny to the allegations of Murdaugh's financial misdeeds. "If there's any reasonable cause for you to hesitate to write 'guilty,' then the law requires you to write 'not guilty,'" he said. Griffin repeated Murdaugh's claim that he lied to investigators because of paranoia tied to his drug habit, as well as his mistrust of the police.

 

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When the only thing a defence lawyer for a rich white man can come up with is that the only side is lying, that's desperate.

It all seems like everything has been evidence gathering 101 from the start.

The true tragedy is that “some” lawyers know that their client is guilty, yet they (the lawyers) create lies and fabrications to sew doubt. For some / many lawyers, all that matters is WINNING !!

I think he is guilty. It looks like his name even says Murder.

Netflix explains the roots of this hot case!

GUILTY the man is guilty an a liar!

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