Circuit Court Judge Clifton B. Newman made the remarks on Tuesday during an event at his alma mater, Cleveland State University.
The South Carolina judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh to two consecutive life sentences opened up about the proceedings for the first time this week, noting that he believes the disgraced legal scion “loved” the wife and son he slaughtered.
The comments are Newman’s first public statement on the trial since his dramatic, personal 15-minute speech during Murdaugh’s sentencing.“You have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when you’re attempting to go to sleep. I’m sure they come and visit you,” Newman told Murdaugh, 54, during the showdown at the Colleton County Courthouse.
“It had the added notoriety because it involved a lawyer who had been accused of stealing over $8 million from a number of clients,” he said of the case. “Once a defendant takes the stand and testifies, almost everything is fair game at that point,” he explained, referring to Murdaugh’s controversial appearance on the stand.
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