Murdaugh Murder Retrial Hearing Set for November 13 in South Carolina as Court Weighs Dismissal Motion
Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is due in court at the Lexington County Courthouse at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 13, for a key pretrial hearing. The court will take up several defense motions, including a motion to dismiss the murder indictments Murdaugh again faces, as well as what evidence may be admitted, what materials the two sides must exchange, and how jury selection will proceed.
On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh's 2023 conviction for murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. On August 10, his defense team moved to dismiss all four pending criminal indictments, including two murder charges and two related weapons charges. On June 29, Judge Debra R. McCaslin tentatively set the murder retrial to begin on April 5, 2027.
Court TV will broadcast the hearing live from the Lexington County Courthouse, allowing the public to follow along without going to court. The outcome will determine whether the retrial proceeds as scheduled, and the hearing has drawn attention across the state and the country.
Source: Lexington County Circuit Court
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Photo: 位于Columbia的南卡罗来纳州议会大厦。图：DXR／Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0授权 / The South Carolina State House in Columbia. Photo: DXR / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
