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I remember during the Murdaugh trial his sister gave him a book in the Courtroom and it was considered contraband. Judge Newman made the family sit farther back for the rest of the trial.Besides illegal or dangerous items, contraband is anything prohibited-- encompasses items specifically forbidden by the warden and/or bailiff responsible for the inmate.
Earlier, there was a hearing with testimony to discuss allowing a covered leg shackle, and even BK's use of a felt-tip pen during trial. Denying table art would not surprise me. I remember Sarah Boone had a long list of wants for trial that were denied "contraband" including spiral notebooks, mascara, and fruit roll-up snacks.
If BK had a photocopy of the object at his defense table, this would be the equivalent of what he's allowed inside his jail cell. However, based on the size/over population of the Ada County Jail, the
inmates here are likely prohibited from displaying their photocopies on the walls or bunks, and probably have to keep them on their desk/table. JMO
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That's due to some antics that are said to have happened earlier in the week. A source tells CNN that on Wednesday, Murdaugh's sister, Lynn Murdaugh Goettee, passed a book up to him without sharing it with the victim advocate, just five minutes after she'd already "been admonished," per the news outlet. Murdaugh was able to get the book, John Grisham's legal-suspense novel The Judge's Rules, back to his jail cell before it was confiscated as contraband. State Judge Clifton Newman, who's overseeing the trial, also was made aware of an obscene gesture apparently made Monday by Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, in court, per Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill.
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Alex Murdaugh's Family Is Blasted for Their Courtroom Antics
Some relatives will see a new seating arrangement on Friday because of that.