I think so, “300 blackout” is the type of gun. Buster and Paul each had one, fitted out with a thermal scope and camouflage print. The family had a shit ton of guns around and were lax with where they left them, but I don’t think it was 300 guns. I haven’t seen anything about an exact number. You can find pictures online of their “gun room.”
I’m no gun expert, but it appears to be a cartridge.
OK, that makes SLIGHTLY more sense.
The defence rested today. The prosecution will have rebuttal witnesses. The jury will have a field trip to the crime scene. Then closing and over to the jury.
How do they transport them to field trips? Just regular busses? Or a specific department does it?
Worst.
Magic Schoolbus.
Ever.
today a juror was dismissed for discussing the case. closing arguments continue.
Every jurisdiction is different, but in my experience in site views with jurors, the judge just left transportation up to our bailiffs and their supporting security staff.
Jury has reached a verdict. That is super fast.
They are reading the verdict now…
Guilty. Guilty.
Wow, so many people on Reddit thought it would be a hung jury. It sounds like they’re already having the sentencing tomorrow?!
And now to unravel all the financial shenanigans, which I realize are secondary to killing one’s own wife and child.
There may not be many options. If life without parole is the only option (State not seeking the death penalty) they might as well sentence him tomorrow.
Guess the chance they took putting him on the stand didn’t work. I’m a little surprised it was so quick.
What a stunning betrayal of his family. Four generations of public service. Alex pissed on all of it.
I’m glad he was successfully brought to justice. There certainly will be an appeal. Hopefully all the i’s were dotted and t’s crossed. Alex is 54. He should easily spend 25 to 30 years in prison before death.
I can’t imagine how any father could use a shotgun on his son. Was he planning the same for Buster?
It will be at least 30 years and possibly life.
He’s 64, there’s not much difference.
He’s actually more like 54, but not that much difference.
I guess I’d thought there would be some other legal procedures to go through before the sentencing.
I’m still surprised that the jurors didn’t even take a day to decide! The trial was pretty long, but now the results are just speeding along. I’m sure there’ll be all kinds of appeals.
I guess it was quite obvious to the jury that he’s a Murdagh-er.
Why is the sentencing tomorrow; isn’t there usually a period for the two sides to come up with their own recommendations based upon aggravating &/or mitigating factors, & for friends & relatives of the convict to send letters about how wonderful (
) that person is? Do they not do that in SC?
I’ve thought he was guilty ever since he staged that “roadside attack,” but of course that’s not anything that would rise to the level of reasonable doubt or anything like that. Then more recently the information came out that Alex lied when he claimed he was not at the kennels before the murders. But of course that alone also probably doesn’t rise to the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard. Many people on other message boards were sure it’d be a hung jury because the prosecution hadn’t proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Apparently the jury disagreed!
I, too, thought there’d be some kind of period between conviction and sentencing.