Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial and Conviction In my seated Evidence class | have been asking students to follow this very interesting case. It is a criminal prosecution of a very prominent South Carolina Lawyer named Alex Murdaugh.
His Family has, for generations , run the largest most prestigious lawfirm in his hometown. He now stands accused of a double murder of his wife Maggie and his son Paul.
Here is your assignment
Watch the Netflix documentary if you have access to Netflix, it will give you great background information.
Then do online research to find out what evidence the prosecution used to convict the defendant Alex Murdaugh on ALL counts/charges.
Also examnine the defense evidence, what kind of evidence did they produce to counter the charges.
This project should be approximately 2 to 21/2 typed pages in length. In your homework think about circumstantial evidence compared with direct evidence.
What direct evidence was offered, what circumstantial evidence was offered.
How did the prosecution achieve this result of guilty on all counts.
Finally, was it a good idea to have the accused, the defendant, testify ?