Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill announced her resignation on Monday. Hill's conduct during the Alex Murdaugh murder trial is currently under investigation.
Colleton County Court Clerk Becky Hill announced Monday that she is resigning and will not be seeking re-election this year following allegations of jury tampering in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Hill, who is the subject of two ongoing investigations by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division , maintains that her decision does not stem from any of the allegations made against her while she presided over Murdaugh's trial.
Her attorney, Justin Bramberg, who has represented victims of Alex Murdaugh's financial crimes, said Hill's decision has nothing to do with any pending investigations involving the clerk. 'Let me be extremely clear: Today is not in response whatsoever to anything going on with any investigation or anything of that nature,' Bramberg said.
But Justice Jean Toal ultimately decided, after hearing from the jurors who presided over the case, that a new trial was not necessary. Toal said before her ruling that while Hill was 'attracted by the siren call of celebrity' and had made 'fleeting and foolish comments,' the jurors took their assignments seriously in convicting Murdaugh. Of 12 total jurors who found Murdaugh guilty last spring, 11 said Hill did not influence their decisions.
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