it is my opinion that Harpoorlian should not have spoken on the Statehouse Floor about the trial & his 15 minutes of fame - unprofessional both as an attorney & Senator.
Harpootlian addresses SC Senate colleages, critics after Murdaugh trial
... took the floor of the state Senate Tuesday afternoon.
thanked his colleagues in the Senate for the emails they sent inquiring about his wellbeing during what he called a “maelstrom of a trial.”
“Now, I disagree with Judge [Clifton] Newman on some of the rulings he made. He ruled and we objected; it’s in the record,” he said. “The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals have a chance to look at that, and maybe even federal court. But that’s not based on bias. He just had a view of the law different from what I had.”
Harpootlian also addressed criticism he received from people who sent messages that called him a “piece of scum” or expressed hope that he would die of “rectal cancer.” “Not all of them wished rectal cancer on me, but most were fairly critical,” he said.
“While they’re very familiar with the Second Amendment, they apparently haven’t read the Fourth, the Fifth, the Sixth and the Eighth Amendments that [guarantee our freedoms] of ourselves and our property,” he said. “You don’t have to convince me you’re innocent for me to represent you. That’s not the issue. The issue is, can the state prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? Once you decide that position, you are free to do what is in your client’s best interest.”
He also had three words for people he said slept outside for nights to get a seat in the gallery during the trial: “Get some help.”
State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, who represented convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in his murder trial, took the floor of the state Senate Tuesday afternoon.
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