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Alex Murdaugh, the former attorney who was sentenced to life in prison for the double murder of his wife and son, had those convictions overturned on May 13 when the South Carolina Supreme Court said a clerk improperly influenced the trial jury.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Common wisdom among attorneys is that state courts are more friendly to plaintiffs than federal courts are, since state trial juries are drawn from local pools, which are potentially more sympathetic to their own communities.
—Steph Tai, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Just as a judge instructs a trial jury about the law, a lawyer who works for the court should instruct grand jurors.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2026
The criminal trial jury permits ordinary citizens to weigh in on the norms and application of the justice system in individual cases.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Common wisdom among attorneys is that state courts are more friendly to plaintiffs than federal courts are, since state trial juries are drawn from local pools, which are potentially more sympathetic to their own communities.
—Steph Tai, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Just as a judge instructs a trial jury about the law, a lawyer who works for the court should instruct grand jurors.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2026
The criminal trial jury permits ordinary citizens to weigh in on the norms and application of the justice system in individual cases.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Trial jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20jury. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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