SC - Paul Murdaugh & mom Margaret Found Shot To Death - Alex Murdaugh Accused - Islandton #22

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[Aquarian]

This isn’t good

 

[Edvis]

Covid delay possibly? so another wrench in the gears.

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson

Not sure what the hold up is this morning. Judge Newman is always very timely. Usually a delay like this, with a judge like Newman, is related to a later juror or something. Judge speculating at this point.

As soon as I hit enter on this tweet, Judge Newman took the bench and said 2 jurors have Covid and cannot continue.

Harpootlian wonders if court should be delayed long enough to have the other jurors get through a 5 day period due to Covid exposure. Judge says he has a doctor testing jurors. Everyone else is negative.

Waters has the same concern as Harpootlian. They are concerned about Covid spreading through the remaining jury and wants to avoid a mistrial.

They started with 6 alternate jurors, with the release of the two that are Covid positive and one early on, they still have 3 alternates left.

 

[BrownRice]

Defense pushing heavily to delay trial. Judge wants to move forward with alternates.

 

[Megnut]

Wait. What? Harpootlian doesn't want a mistrial (due to Covid, jury issues)? He was hopping for a mistrial last week.

what the

Jmo

 

[bestill]

Attorney's really want to delay, Judge isn't leaning that way. The Judge is moving forward, interesting.

 

[Megnut]

Bingo hall in the courtroom now. Drawing alternate jurors from an imaginary hat.

Jmo

 

[Tanager]

Did you notice how quickly DH asked for the dismissed juror numbers? He wants to frantically check his juror research, I think.

 

[lonetraveler]

So, now there's covid on the jury. Two dismissed and two alternates picked by drawing out their jury numbers.

 

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[lonetraveler]

Wait. What? Harpootlian doesn't want a mistrial (due to Covid, jury issues)? He was hopping for a mistrial last week.

what the

Jmo

Yep, of course Harpootlian wants a mistrial. He's protesting too much. He will continue to whine and complain all the while saying he isn't trying to delay the trial.......JMO

 

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"Waters asks for social distancing."
CW asks for this as he stands right up next to Poots. SMH.

 

[Megnut]

Bombshell.

GM contacted the Prosecution. They have GPS data after all.

Whoa.

JMO

 

[bestill]

Seems both sides really want to delay this.

Did you notice how quickly DH asked for the dismissed juror numbers? He wants to frantically check his juror research, I think.

Yes, and Alex and Griffin were checking the names it looks on a list.

 

[Boodles]

Now Covid! What a cluster!

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/AveryGWilks

Court appears to be running a little behind this morning.

We are back.

Two jurors have tested positive for COVID-19. One is symptomatic, with a cough and sore throat. Jesus.

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian stands and wonders whether there should be a delay to ensure no more jurors get sick. He says he doesn't want a delay, saying it would be an "economic disaster" for the defense, which has paid for witnesses to appear this week.

Judge Newman says a doctor has recommended the jury be tested again Wednesday. He recommends the jurors - and everyone else - wear masks.

Prosecutor Creighton Waters rises and echoes Harpootlian is recommending that we delay trial for a few days before excusing any jurors, since more jurors could get sick. Neither side wants to run the risk of a mistrial because we have run out of jurors.

Judge Newman says he has already released the two COVID-positive jurors from service. We started with six alternates. Now we are down to three. Yikes alive.

Harpootlian is wearing a mask now while standing in court. He says he got COVID in December and it took him out for three weeks. He doesn't want it again.

Somehow the bomb threat last week was not the greatest existential threat to the Murdaugh trial.

With all due respect, perhaps the people coming from all over to watch this trial for fun should probably go ahead and get out of the courtroom.

Right on cue, Harpootlian requests a mask mandate and Waters asks for some social distancing in the courtroom.

Newman declines to order any social distancing, but he says he can require masks.

 

[Megnut]

Did Alec just cough?