COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, who represented convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in his murder trial, took the floor of the state Senate Tuesday afternoon.
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“Now, I disagree with Judge [Clifton] Newman on some of the rulings he made. He ruled and we objected; it’s in the record,” he said. “The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals have a chance to look at that, and maybe even federal court. But that’s not based on bias. He just had a view of the law different from what I had.”
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Harpootlian also addressed criticism he received from people who sent messages that called him a “piece of scum” or expressed hope that he would die of “rectal cancer.”
“Not all of them wished rectal cancer on me, but most were fairly critical,” he said.
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He also had three words for people he said slept outside for nights to get a seat in the gallery during the trial: “Get some help.”
Harpootlian addresses SC Senate colleages, critics after Murdaugh trial