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Attorneys file motion to use Alex Murdaugh's retirement funds to pay legal fees for appeal

by DREW TRIPP and BAILEY WRIGHT | WCIV

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FILE - Alex Murdaugh sits with his attorneys before he is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
FILE - Alex Murdaugh is led through the courtroom for his sentencing at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Friday, March 3, 2023, the day after he was found guilty in the murder of his wife and son. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)
FILE - Alex Murdaugh is led to the Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff's deputies for sentencing Friday, March 3, 2023 in Walterboro, S.C., after being convicted of two counts of murder in the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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FILE - Alex Murdaugh sits with his attorneys before he is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)
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HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking for an additional $160,000 out of Murdaugh's leftover retirement funds to pay legal fees for his pending appeal.

The funds are held by the court-appointed receivers in charge of Murdaugh's assets.

He's already spent $600,000 from that retirement fund on lawyers and legal fees. $424,00 is leftover.

The motion was filed in Hampton County on Tuesday. Read the full document here.

The funds received from Murdaugh’s retirement account in defense of the murders and related charges at trial have been exhausted," the motion states.

Murdaugh's attorneys filed a notice of appeal on March 9, but an official appeal has not yet been filed.

The requested fees and costs are reasonable and necessary for the appeal," the motion states. "If the court does not grant this motion, the burden of representing Murdaugh will shift to the already overworked appellate public defenders."
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Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the murders of his wife and son, Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.


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