Latest News About Harpootlian comments on politics affecting justice

Updated 2026-06-18 01:21

attended Alex Murdaugh case coverage, in 2026, as a prominent South Carolina attorney, served 1991 to 1995 as solicitor, who led murder and public corruption prosecutions, Newsmax quoted him speaking, claiming that politics influenced legal proceedings, including ties to state officials, in relation to the Alex Murdaugh matter, the reporting emphasized political factors in the case, statements attributed to Harpootlian, adding to public discourse surrounding the case

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Richard Harpootlian

Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian is the South Carolina representative to the Democratic Party. He began his liberal activism while editor of *The Tiger* in the early 1970's. On November 13, 1970 he published the f-word on the front page of The Tiger - sort of - in connection with campus censorship issues of the day (which see). … In 1983, he co-prosecuted Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, the largest mass murderer in the history of the state, who committed a contract killing on a death row inmate while...

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Dick Harpootlian

Richard “Dick” Harpootlian is one of South Carolina’s leading lawyers with 30 years of experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and civil litigator.

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