Why Murdaugh's New Motion Names Nobody At All

Aug 16, 01:00 PM
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Alex Murdaugh's defense filed a new motion demanding prosecutors search again for evidence and witness credibility material generated since the first trial, and certify in writing, within thirty days, that nothing favorable was missed. It names no witness. It alleges no specific missing document. Tony Brueski breaks down why that might be the point. 
The supplemental Brady and Giglio motion lists ten categories: plea and cooperation agreements, new witness statements, updated personnel and internal affairs files, testing methodology and proficiency records, additional search warrants, and anything post-trial bearing on the verdict's integrity. Prosecutors haven't responded yet, and a sanctions motion tied to an earlier suppression claim from the first trial is still outstanding. 
The filing lands alongside a separate move from the state: prosecutors want a new jury to hear Murdaugh's own 2023 testimony, including his admission that he lied to investigators for about eighteen months about being at the kennels the night Maggie and Paul were killed. The state is also renewing motions to keep third-party guilt evidence from the jury and to bar any mention of a polygraph, after Murdaugh's attorneys once claimed Curtis Eddie Smith failed one on the murders. Prosecutors are pushing for a fresh review of digital evidence while opposing independent DNA testing sought by the defense. 
Judge Debra McCaslin has tentatively set the retrial for April 5, 2027. Murdaugh is presumed innocent, has denied the killings since 2021, and remains imprisoned on unrelated financial crimes. 
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