COJ #47 - Judge Newman Isn’t Playing Games - Team Murdaugh Gets Knocked Down

Sep 19, 2023

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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel

Guest

S.C. Prosecutor Creighton Waters

Guest

Judge Clifton Newman

Judge Clifton Newman and S.C. Prosecutor Creighton Waters tackle the South Carolina hearings for Alex Murdaugh, Cory Fleming, and Russell Laffitte. Interesting topics include Fleming's unexpected 10-year sentence, Murdaugh's state trial date interfering with his federal prison plan, and the South Carolina Justice System's refusal to play the federal government's games. The podcast also discusses trends in criminal sentencing, jury tampering accusations, and an analysis of Judge Newman's performance in court.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Sentencing, Trials, and Controversial Handshakes

02:10 • 2min

The 'Holy Trinity' Hearing

04:31 • 18min

Analyzing Rutherford's Actions and Judge Newman's Stance

22:46 • 3min

Observations and Reflections

25:32 • 15min

Chaotic Hearing and Consequences

40:12 • 17min

Emotional Speeches, Impressive Performances, and Audacious Remarks

57:01 • 2min

Frustration and Questions

59:27 • 9min

Co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — unpack the seven hours in hearings that were held last week for South Carolina’s “Unholy Trinity” Alex Murdaugh, Cory Fleming and Russell Laffitte. Judge Clifton Newman and S.C. Prosecutor Creighton Waters show the federal government that they’re not playing games. Plus will Alex go through with his plan to plead guilty in front of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel now that he has a state trial date?

Cory Fleming was sentenced to 10 years for the Satterfield heist and 10 years for what he did to Pamela Pinckney. He’ll ultimately serve less than 14 years for everything but this is still so much more than anyone thought he’d get … including Cory and his team. Alex Murdaugh was assigned his state court trial date, which interferes with his strategy of getting into federal prison. And the South Carolina Justice System made it CLEAR they weren’t playing the federal government’s games.

Needless to say, Liz, Eric and Mandy could NOT WAIT to record this week’s episode because of how much there was to talk about.

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