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Alex Murdaugh led on a leash as he appears in court for first time since double murder trial
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0:32Now PlayingDisgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh was paraded on a leash Thursday as he appeared in a South Carolina court for the first time since being handed two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son.
Murdaugh, 65, appeared before Beaufort County Court Judge Clifton Newman to set a court date for the first of his trials stemming from his alleged $8.8 million fraud.
Murdaugh was brought into the courtroom in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs — and with a leash controlled by three deputies, a livestream showed.
The convicted killer appeared to have lost weight behind bars, and was seen at times grimacing as his lawyers tried to push a trial date until next fall, along with a change of venue.
Murdaugh’s attorney, South Carolina state Sen. Dick Harpootlian, a Democrat, argued in vain that his client would not be able to get a fair trial in the Palmetto State on the 101 financial crime-related state charges against him.
“Where are you going to get a jury? Mars?,” Harpootlian asked the judge during the at times contentious hearing.
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