Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh's attempt to throw out his 40-year federal sentence for stealing from clients has been dismissed by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled that Murdaugh waived his right to appeal when he pleaded guilty.
FILE - Alex Murdaugh shakes hands with his attorney Jim Griffin during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C. request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said his punishment is a decade longer than what prosecutors recommended.
Murdaugh’s lawyers said they are now considering their options. The 40-year federal sentence has been considered a backstop, in case the 56-year-old Murdaugh wins a separate appeal of the life sentence he’s serving in a South Carolina prison for the In response to his appeal, federal prosecutors noted simply that when Murdaugh agreed to plead guilty, he signed a document saying he wouldn’t appeal unless prosecutors lied or his defense attorneys were inadequate.in wrongful death and injury cases. In handing down the stiff sentence, Gergel mentioned stealing from a state trooper who was injured on the job and a trust fund intended for children whose parents were killed in a wreck.
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