Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying she was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity.” But Toal said the 12 jurors who testified all said any comments did not directly influence their decision to find Murdaugh guilty. Judge Jean Toal talks to the court during the Alex Murdaugh jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. “I never talked to any jurors about anything like that,” Hill said. Prosecutor Creighton Waters, left, and defense attorney Dick Harpootlian stand during the Alex Murdaugh jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Hill was also questioned about why she told people hours before the jury received the case that she expected deliberations to be short. Alex Murdaugh, right, talks with his defense attorney Jim Griffin during a jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. She affirmed what she said last August, repeating Monday that Hill told jurors to note Murdaugh’s actions and “watch him closely” when he testified in his own defense.

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Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
1 week, 5 days ago

Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books and that the trial judge allowed improper evidence like the disgraced South Carolina lawyer’s financial crimes. Murdaugh lawyers wrote his murder convictions need to …

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh’s request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said in April that he chose a harsher prison sentence because Murdaugh stole from “the most needy, vulnerable people,” clients who were maimed in wrecks or lost loved ones and …

Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear jury tampering appeal
4 months, 1 week ago

Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after South Carolina Supreme Court agrees to hear jury tampering appeal

CNN  

CNN — The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s jury tampering appeal. The state Supreme Court could overturn a judge’s decision from earlier this year that denied Murdaugh’s attempt to get a new murder trial. His attorneys filed a motion in July requesting the high court review that ruling before his appeal is determined …

Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to be taken to promote her book on the trial, giving herself …

South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury
8 months, 4 weeks ago

South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury

Hindustan Times  

WALTERBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. HT Image Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill said that her resignation would take effect immediately during a news conference in front of the courthouse. “Managing a trial with such importance to …

South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury
8 months, 4 weeks ago

South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury

Associated Press  

WALTERBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill said that her resignation would take effect immediately during a news conference in front of the courthouse. “Managing a trial with such importance to the people …

Alex Murdaugh’s pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Murdaugh’s pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The new judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing late next month. Murdaugh’s lawyers want another trial in the killings of the former lawyer’s wife and younger son, citing allegations that the court clerk improperly influenced the jury. Hill is also said to have flown to New York City …

Murdaugh murder trial clerk is now accused of PLAGIARISM - with sales of tell-all-memoir halted after co-author canned partnership
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Murdaugh murder trial clerk is now accused of PLAGIARISM - with sales of tell-all-memoir halted after co-author canned partnership

Daily Mail  

The South Carolina court clerk who penned a tell-all memoir about Alex Murdaugh's murder trial has been accused of plagiarism by her potential co-author. Neil Gordon decided to can the planned book, called Behind the Doors of Justice, after being 'blindsided' by Colleton County clerk Becky Hill. Becky Hill, the South Carolina court clerk who penned a tell-all memoir about …

Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’
1 year ago

Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges

CNN  

CNN — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, already serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son, entered a guilty plea Friday to nearly two dozen state financial charges against him, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion, as part of a plea deal his defense team negotiated with prosecutors. Lead prosecutor …

Alex Murdaugh murder trial judge steps aside after Murdaugh asks for new trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh murder trial judge steps aside after Murdaugh asks for new trial

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The judge that presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial has agreed to step aside as the former lawyer convicted of killing his wife and younger son requests a new trial, citing alleged jury tampering, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Thursday. But the justices refused a request from defense lawyers to remove Judge Clifton Newman from Murdaugh’s …

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder
1 year, 1 month ago

Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder denied asking jurors if they thought he was guilty before deliberations or suggesting she thought he killed his wife and son. On Tuesday, prosecutors included statements from nine jurors and an alternate nearly contradicting what …

Alex Murdaugh doesn’t want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh doesn’t want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from playing a role in the next phase of Murdaugh’s legal odyssey. Lawyers for the disbarred attorney want to block Judge Clifton Newman from hearing Murdaugh’s request for a new trial. The defense wants Newman …

Alex Murdaugh officially files motion for new trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh officially files motion for new trial

CNN  

CNN — Alex Murdaugh on Friday officially filed a motion in Colleton County, South Carolina, for a new trial in the murders of his wife and son. His attorneys filed the motion asking that a trial judge hold an evidentiary hearing on their allegations of jury tampering by the Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill. The motion contains …

Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering
1 year, 2 months ago

Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An appeals court in South Carolina is allowing Alex Murdaugh to ask a judge to throw out his murder convictions and life sentence and get a new trial after his lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury. The one-paragraph decision Tuesday could open the door for a full hearing where witnesses who …

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations
1 year, 2 months ago

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations

CNN  

CNN — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has granted Alex Murdaugh’s motion to suspend his conviction appeal and sent the case back to circuit court to consider allegations of jury tampering by the Colleton County clerk. Handout “We intend to proceed expeditiously and will seek a full blown evidentiary hearing addressing the serious allegations pertaining to improper jury communications …

EXCLUSIVE: Becky Hill, 'biased' court clerk in Alex Murdaugh trial, ADMITS in new book that she worried jury would acquit legal scion of murdering wife and son
1 year, 2 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Becky Hill, 'biased' court clerk in Alex Murdaugh trial, ADMITS in new book that she worried jury would acquit legal scion of murdering wife and son

Daily Mail  

Murdaugh's lawyers say Hill 'betrayed her oath of office for money and fame' and was motivated by a desire to secure a book deal and media appearances South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill admits in her new book that she worried Alex Murdaugh would be found innocent of murder The court clerk accused by Alex Murdaugh's lawyers of influencing the …

Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again

The Independent  

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Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in
1 year, 3 months ago

Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh juror gained infamy over a dozen eggs. Now she’s at the heart of his bid for a new trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh juror gained infamy over a dozen eggs. Now she’s at the heart of his bid for a new trial

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime. In exchange, authorities get a requirement placed in almost every plea deal, which is especially significant in this case: “The Defendant agrees to be fully truthful and …

Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury
1 year, 3 months ago

Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh’s demand for new trial over jury tampering claims awaiting response as deadline looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s demand for new trial over jury tampering claims awaiting response as deadline looms

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh: Prosecutors cast doubt on jury tampering claims - citing his lawyers’ TV interviews
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh: Prosecutors cast doubt on jury tampering claims - citing his lawyers’ TV interviews

The Independent  

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South Carolina attorney general cites ‘factual disputes’ with Murdaugh jury tampering claims, asks defense to refile motion requesting a new trial
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina attorney general cites ‘factual disputes’ with Murdaugh jury tampering claims, asks defense to refile motion requesting a new trial

CNN  

CNN — The South Carolina attorney general has asked an appeals court to order convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s defense team to correct and refile their motion requesting a new trial, while also noting an ongoing investigation has raised significant doubts about the disgraced attorney’s claims of jury tampering. In a five-page response filed Friday afternoon, State Attorney General Alan Wilson’s …

South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court

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Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Associated Press  

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh appeared publicly for the first time since his murder trial at a Thursday state court hearing over the slew of financial crimes allegedly committed by the disbarred South Carolina attorney. Newman, the same judge who presided over the nearly six-week murder trial earlier this year, said the indictments were issued across many counties home to …

Alex Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill is spotted for first time since she was accused of tampering with jurors to land book deal - and smirks as she enters South Carolina courthouse where double murder
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh court clerk Becky Hill is spotted for first time since she was accused of tampering with jurors to land book deal - and smirks as she enters South Carolina courthouse where double murder

Daily Mail  

South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill was spotted the first time since Alex Murdaugh's lawyers accused her of fabricating a Facebook post in order to get a juror thrown off the disgraced lawyer's murder trial. South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill was spotted the first time outside the court building in Walterboro, South Carolina, since Alex Murdaugh 's lawyers accused …

Another twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?
1 year, 3 months ago

Another twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s double murder case has been full of twists and turns: How did a dog crack the case? Murdaugh’s lawyers filed court papers saying he deserves a new trial because elected Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill allegedly tampered with the jury that found him guilty earlier this year. Hill also allegedly told the jury …

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury and betraying her oath of office for money and fame. The request filed by Murdaugh’s lawyers on Tuesday also accuses Rebecca Hill, Colleton County clerk of court, of giving jury members business cards from reporters during the trial. …

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary about his case, South Carolina Corrections Department officials said Wednesday. The media interview violation, along with another violation for using a different inmate’s password to make a telephone …

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue
1 year, 7 months ago

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him. Murdaugh’s lawyers are also fighting a lawsuit against him filed by Nautilus Insurance Co., which paid out nearly $4 million to settle claims in the aftermath of the death of his longtime housekeeper, …

Murdaugh judge Newman not surprised by jury’s quick verdict
1 year, 8 months ago

Murdaugh judge Newman not surprised by jury’s quick verdict

Associated Press  

The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial in South Carolina told his law school he wasn’t surprised the jury came back with a guilty verdict in three hours. Judge Clifton Newman returned to Cleveland State University where he earned his law degree in 1976 to discuss his career and the topic on everyone’s minds — the six-week trial …

Buster Murdaugh’s girlfriend files second police report claiming media harassment
1 year, 9 months ago

Buster Murdaugh’s girlfriend files second police report claiming media harassment

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Alex Murdaugh trial news: Detective explains murders crime scene detail as killer begins guilty verdict appeal
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh trial news: Detective explains murders crime scene detail as killer begins guilty verdict appeal

The Independent  

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Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence
1 year, 9 months ago

Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh on Thursday filed a notice to appeal his convictions for the murder of his wife and son along with his life sentence. The trial in rural South Carolina lasted six weeks and included more than 75 witnesses, but culminated in a jury taking less than three hours to find the 54-year-old Murdaugh guilty …

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says

CNN  

CNN — Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions and sentences for the 2021 murders of his wife and son, his defense team said Thursday in a three-page court filing. Murdaugh was convicted March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths in South Carolina of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul after a weekslong trial …

Murdaugh testimony only confirmed his guilt, jurors say
1 year, 9 months ago

Murdaugh testimony only confirmed his guilt, jurors say

Associated Press  

Alex Murdaugh didn’t help his defense when he took the stand at his trial for the murder of his wife and son, three jurors said on Monday. Murdaugh’s testimony only managed to cement what they were already thinking — that he easily lied and could turn on and off his tears at will, the jurors said on the NBC Today …

Alex Murdaugh Jurors Speak Out After Murder Verdict, Call Him A 'Good Liar'
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh Jurors Speak Out After Murder Verdict, Call Him A 'Good Liar'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Alex Murdaugh’s decision to take the stand and testify in his double murder trial sealed his fate, said several jurors from the case who alleged that his sobbing on the stand “wasn’t genuine” and that it appeared as though it could be turned “on and off.” “No, I didn’t think he was crying. “We were able to …

How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father
1 year, 9 months ago

How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father

CNN  

CNN — For a year and a half, Alex Murdaugh denied he was anywhere near where his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were brutally killed. “It is ironic, in the end, that it was the victim, Paul Murdaugh, who solved his own murder,” Dave Aronberg, state attorney for Florida’s Palm Beach County, told CNN Thursday night. Murdaugh was “a …

Explained: What the Alex Murdaugh trial teaches about the human psyche
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: What the Alex Murdaugh trial teaches about the human psyche

Firstpost  

According to experts, the transformation of the small-town saga into an international source of intrigue highlights insights into the human psyche: People are drawn to incidents that shape their perceptions of danger Walterboro: Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh has now been convicted of murder in a trial that attracted intense public attention to the Southern tale of privilege and deceit. “It …

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America
1 year, 9 months ago

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America

Firstpost  

The twisting case of Alex Murdaugh, the scion of a prominent legal family in US’ South Carolina, has come to an end after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife and younger son. The trial exposed years of financial wrongdoings, drug addictions and other deaths A nearly six week-long trial came to a dramatic close on Thursday when …

The most important evidence at Murdaugh trial that put him away
1 year, 9 months ago

The most important evidence at Murdaugh trial that put him away

Raw Story  

Following the swift conviction of disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh for the double murder of his wife and son, reporter Dianne Gallagher told CNN's Erin Burnett the significance of the trial's result. "They're going to reconvene tomorrow, but he kept emphasizing — Judge Newman, the overwhelming nature of the evidence," said Burnett. "But it looks like the little …

Alex Murdaugh’s lie about his whereabouts, and his reversal, weigh heavily as murder trial finishes, legal experts say
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s lie about his whereabouts, and his reversal, weigh heavily as murder trial finishes, legal experts say

CNN  

CNN — With Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial nearing its end, legal experts who have participated in some of America’s most high-profile cases joined CNN Wednesday night to examine key questions that have loomed over the proceeding, including whether Murdaugh’s admission of lying to investigators could help or hurt his case. Murdaugh, a once-prominent attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, is accused …

Defense at Murdaugh trial says 2 shooters; jury to see scene
1 year, 9 months ago

Defense at Murdaugh trial says 2 shooters; jury to see scene

Associated Press  

A defense expert in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh testified Monday that he thinks two different shooters killed Murdaugh’s wife and son. The second, fatal shotgun blast to Paul Murdaugh’s head was at close range, meaning blood, skull fragments, other matter and possibly pellets would have been launched back at the shooter, Palmbach said. …

Prosecutors end their rebuttal after calling six witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial
1 year, 9 months ago

Prosecutors end their rebuttal after calling six witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial

CNN  

CNN — State prosecutors rested their rebuttal case Tuesday after calling six witnesses to contradict parts of Alex Murdaugh’s defense as the disgraced attorney’s double murder trial neared its end. Kinsey said there were too many variables to determine the shooter’s height with any certainty, calling the analysis “unscientific.” Kinsey also criticized another defense expert’s theory that there were two …

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