WALTERBORO, S.C. — As prosecutors and defense lawyers prepare to choose a jury for South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, a judge decided to wait until the issues come up at trial to decide whether jurors hear evidence about blood spatter or other crimes Murdaugh is charged with.
Prosecutors, defense argue guns, bad acts in trial of South Carolina attorney
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![Alex Murdaugh waits during a break in the jury selection process on the second day of jury selection at his trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2023/01/25/images/murdaugh.max-752x423.jpg)
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