This isn't a sound bite': Judge scolds attorneys at Alex Murdaugh pretrial hearing - AOL

In Alex Murdaugh’s murder case retrial in Lexington, South Carolina, Judge Debra McCaslin sharply limited further procedural requests after what she described as attorney “back-and-forth” disputes. On Friday, she said neither side would be allowed to file motions to compel, directing them to communicate instead. Murdaugh, 58, is facing a second trial for the killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul after South Carolina’s Supreme Court overturned his earlier convictions over improper comments by the court clerk to the jury. The defense sought prosecutors to turn over evidence, including DNA samples from under Maggie’s fingernails and swabs from her phone, while prosecutors argued tests could destroy remaining evidence. McCaslin ruled the defense may test the evidence.