Just one week after Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son, the disgraced lawyer’s legal team filed an appeal on his behalf to try and ensure his “constitutional right to a fair trial.” NBC News legal analyst Barbara McQuaid explains what grounds Murdaugh’s lawyers are using to appeal the ruling and whether it could impact a separate trial on his financial crimes.
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