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Murderer Murdaugh sentenced, plus, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’

Laura Coates Live

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Jurors Are Smart People

Craig Moyer said that within about 45 minutes they had consensus, but of course they went through the process of deliberating and talking about all of the evidence. And as you said, it was Mertel's own testimony that turned them off. There was the sense of he was being disingenuous. They didn't see the emotion that they expected. Having an instant defense when the police were on the scene and that being in body camera footage, that all backfired.

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