Defense· Defense team (Alex Murdaugh)
Jim Griffin
South Carolina attorney on Alex Murdaugh's defense team who handled major witness examinations and closing argument.
Appeared2023 Murder Trial
5,666 lines·55 appearances·6 mentions
About
Led substantial portions of the defense record through forensic, investigative, financial, and personal-history examinations, redirect of Alex Murdaugh, evidentiary objections, and closing argument. His advocacy emphasized investigative gaps, limits on the State's inferences, and the defense request for verdicts based on reasonable doubt.
Trial Record (61)
20232023 Murder TrialJan 23, 2023 – Mar 3, 2023
Appearances (55)
Cross
Paul Greer - Cross
Jury Selection Day 2CrossLaura Rutland - Cross
Day 3RecrossLaura Rutland - Recross
Day 3CrossJeff Croft - Cross
Day 5RecrossJeff Croft - Recross
Day 5CrossJohn Bedingfield - Cross
Day 5CrossBrian Varnadoe - Cross
Day 6CrossRogan Gibson - Cross
Day 6CrossWill Loving - Cross
Day 6CrossJeannie Seckinger - Cross
Day 7CrossMichael Gunn - Cross
Day 7CrossJan Malinowski - Cross
Day 8RecrossJan Malinowski - Recross
Day 8CrossTony Satterfield - Cross
Day 8CrossPaul Greer - Cross
Day 8CrossRonnie Crosby - Cross
Day 9CrossShelley Smith - Cross
Day 9RecrossShelley Smith - Recross
Day 9CrossKristin Moore - Cross
Day 9CrossWilliam McElveen - Cross
Day 9CrossJamie Hall - Cross
Day 9CrossJeannie Seckinger - Cross
Day 10RecrossJeannie Seckinger - Recross
Day 10CrossRonnie Crosby - Cross
Day 10CrossMegan Fletcher - Cross
Day 11RecrossMegan Fletcher - Recross
Day 11CrossAnnette Griswold - Cross
Day 11CrossMichael Gunn - Cross
Day 11CrossChris Wilson - Cross
Day 12CrossJan Malinowski - Cross
Day 12RecrossJan Malinowski - Recross
Day 12CrossNathan Tuten - Cross
Day 13CrossRoger Dale Davis Jr. - Cross
Day 15CrossCarson Burney - Cross
Day 15CrossMarian Proctor - Cross
Day 15CrossBart Proctor - Cross
Day 15CrossDavid Owen - Cross
Day 16RecrossDavid Owen - Recross
Day 16DirectBuster Murdaugh - Direct
Day 19RedirectBuster Murdaugh - Redirect
Day 19DirectMark Ball - Direct
Day 20RedirectMark Ball - Redirect
Day 20DirectBarbara Mixson - Direct
Day 20DirectAlex Murdaugh - Direct
Day 21RedirectAlex Murdaugh - Redirect
Day 22Voir DireTimothy Palmbach - Voir Dire
Day 23DirectTimothy Palmbach - Direct
Day 23DirectJohn Marvin Murdaugh - Direct
Day 23profferJohn Marvin Murdaugh - Proffer
Day 23DirectJohn Marvin Murdaugh - Direct
Day 23CrossT.C. Smalls - Cross
Day 24CrossMark Ball - Cross
Day 24RecrossMark Ball - Recross
Day 24CrossKenneth L. Kinsey - Cross
Day 24ClosingClosing Argument - Jim Griffin
Day 26