SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #19

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622632210607095809

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622632001667837953

 

[girlhasnoname]

He looks scared - meaning Crosby

I think he looked mad at having to be there and caught up in this mess rather than scared. IMO

 

[sunshineray]

I sooo want to know what Crosby heard AM say at JMM's house right before SLED interviewed him for the second time!!

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622632613268553736

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/AveryGWilks

Tinsley steps down. Alex Murdaugh's old law partner, Ronnie Crosby, is the state's next witness.

Waters tells the judge he wants to question Crosby about a conversation between Griffin, Murdaugh, Crosby and other PMPED attorneys held at John Marvin Murdaugh’s hunting lodge shortly before SLED arrived 6/10/21 to interview Alex, Buster, John Marvin and Randy Murdaugh.

Murdaugh defense attorney Jim Griffin: “Your honor, I’m still at a loss as to what he’s attempting to accomplish through this.” “I don’t know, either,” Judge Clifton Newman said.

Judge Newman seems to establish that Murdaugh and Griffin lost any attorney-client privilege protection when they had that conversation in front of several other people. Crosby is called to the stand. He will be the state's 8th financial (non-jury) witness.

Crosby testifies the meeting included him, fellow PMPED attorneys Mark Ball and Lee Cope, Cory Fleming, Jim Griffin, Buster, John Marvin and possibly others. They spoke inside John Marvin’s hunting lodge. They discussed what Alex had done after coming home from work 6/7/21.

Crosby testified the PMPED attorneys had been with Alex Murdaugh every day since the slayings. There were there as friends.

Crosby remembers that PMPED attorneys Danny Henderson and Randy Murdaugh were also there. The group met because the Murdaughs were set to be interviewed by SLED that day at John Marvin's house.

Crosby: “We were there as friends to provide support and listen.”

Defense attorney Jim Griffin asks Crosby if Alex Murdaugh believed all those PMPED lawyers were acting as his personal counsel in that meeting. Crosby says he doesn’t know what was in Alex’s mind at the time. “I never had a perception that I was representing him.”

Griffin asks if Crosby or anyone else made clear they were there as friends, not acting as Murdaugh’s lawyers, during that conversation. Griffin also asks if the PMPED lawyers advised Murdaugh he could lose attorney-client privilege by having these conversations.

“We’re all lawyers, other than John or Buster,” Crosby testifies. “I don’t think anybody needed to say that. It never crossed my mind.”

That ends Ronnie Crosby's non-jury testimony. He steps down from the stand.

Judge Newman announces that he will make his decision regarding the admissibility of financial evidence in Murdaugh’s double murder trial after a 5-minute break.

Prosecutor Waters tells Judge Newman he wants to introduce evidence regarding Alex Murdaugh’s Labor Day 2021 roadside shooting. He has a witness ready to speak to that. Judge says he will deal with that later on. That means there could be more non-jury testimony in this trial.

Mark Tinsley was a financial witness Judge Newman specifically asked to hear from. I imagine his testimony this morning will play a big role in Newman's ruling, one way or another. Pivotal moment incoming.

 

[clearskies1]

Not at this time unless the Judge allows it to come in.

I'm confused. Has the judge indicated that it is attorney-client privileged? Is the judge going to rule on that issue as well as the "other crimes"/financial motive evidence?

 

[Edvis]

AM's father left his deathbed to go to this meeting? Did I hear that correctly?

If it happened would not be a surprise looking at AM's history.

 

[mystery_cat]

I'm confused. Has the judge indicated that it is attorney-client privileged?

From what the judge said prior to Crosby being called to the stand, it sounded like it wasn't, because there were numerous people in the room that were not being represented by JG that were party to the conversation. MOO

 

[girlhasnoname]

I'm confused. Has the judge indicated that it is attorney-client privileged?

Crosby testified that they were all there as friends, not acting as Alex's attorney at that time. Plus there were other non attorney parties present which would mitigate Attorney - Client Privilege.

 

[bestill]

Will the Judge allow these witnesses?

 

[arielilane]

Court is back in session.

 

[Zoe]

Court is back in Session!

 

[girlhasnoname]

Judge is back concluded that Motion is Granted! Yes!!!!!!

 

[clearskies1]

Crosby testified that they were all there as friends, not acting as Alex's attorney at that time.

I know. I'm trying to understand how it could be inadmissible. I guess it would be inadmissible if its irrelevant.What, if anything, is left for the judge to rule on regarding Crosby's testimony?

 

[Zoe]

Woohoo! Motion is granted!!

 

[sunshineray]

WOWZA!!!

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/AveryGWilks

Judge Newman GRANTS the state's request to introduce Alex Murdaugh's alleged financial crimes as evidence in the murder trial.

 

[twall]

Motion granted-it's in!

 

[Ravenmoon]

Woooooo!

That is all!