Alex Murdaugh appeals about murder of his wife and son

Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, the lawyer from South Carolina, who was convicted of murdering his wife and son last week, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and lifelong prison sentence.

Murdaugh, 54, the offspring of a prominent American legal family, was found to be guilty on March 2, his wife Maggie, 52, and his youngest son, Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021 to have shot on her family.

The lawyers of Murdaugh, of whom the prosecutors said they had carried out the murders as part of an attempt to hide drug addiction and theft of millions of dollars, were sufficient to the state court of the state.

The decision submitted to the court on Thursday contains no details of the reason for the appeal.

The judge of the district court, Clifton Newman, condemned Murdaugh to a lifelong prison sentence, whereby both murders should be carried out in a row. It was the judgment that was requested by prosecutors who did not demand the death penalty.

Murdaugh had threatened for each of the two murder cases according to the law of South Carolina for at least 30 years in prison and up to 10 years for two associated charges for firearms.

During his trial, the prosecutors said that Murdaaugh had fatally shot his wife and son in order to distract from a number of financial misconctions, including the theft of millions of the thoughts of his lawyers and clients, which was used to nourish and support years of opioid addiction and support expensive lifestyle.

Murdaugh's lawyers tried to present their client as a loving family man who, despite financial difficulties and drug addiction to his wife and child, would never do anything.

But the most important evidence was a snapchat video on his dead son's cell phone, whose unlocking lasted.

It was recorded in front of the murders in the kennels on the family property where the corpses were found.

The voices of all three Murdaughs were heard on the video.

Murdaugh originally said to the police and claimed for 20 months that he was not in the kennel.

Even during the verdict, he asserted his innocence and said: "I respect this dish, but I am innocent. I would not hurt my wife Maggie under any circumstances. I would not hurt my son Paul under any circumstances."