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This program has been submitted for 2.0 General and 1.0 Ethics credit hours in North Carolina and South Carolina (webinar credit)

Program Overview

Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of Murder, and he filed a motion for new trial alleging the clerk of courts tampered with the jury by advising them not to believe Murdaugh’s testimony and pressuring them to reach a quick guilty verdict.  The South Carolina Supreme Court agreed stating the State’s “efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.”  In this presentation attendees will watch film clips of this trial and examine how Murdaugh’s right to a fair and impartial jury was violated.  Further, attendees will learn how parties ignored signs of jury tampering.  Most importantly attendees will learn how to prevent their cases from being overturned because of jury misconduct or jury tampering.  Finally, we will review ethical issues that arise when attorneys confront juror misconduct including Rules of Professional Conduct 3.3, Candor Towards the Tribunal, Rule, 1.6, Confidentiality of Information, and Rule 8.4 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor.  

Speaker

Philip Bogdanoff, a nationally recognized presenter who has over 40 years of experience as a prosecutor and has litigated cases involving allegations of juror misconduct. Previously, he served as an assistant prosecutor in Akron, Ohio for close to thirty years. Mr. Bogdanoff argued cases before the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals and twenty cases before the Ohio Supreme Court including six death penalty cases - before retiring as a senior assistant prosecutor. More information about Mr. Bogdanoff is available on his website at http://www.philipbogdanoff.com/.

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The views and opinions of MBA CLEs are not necessarily those of the Mecklenburg Bar Association/26th Judicial District Bar.

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education

Credit has been approved with the North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.00 Ethics credit and 2.00 General credits.

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