Latest News About Harpootlian Richard A comments on politics affecting justice

Updated 2026-06-18 01:21

attended coverage of the Murdaugh case, this year, well-known SC attorney, served 1991 to 1995 as solicitor, with prosecutions including murder and public corruption, reports state his remarks were cited by Newsmax, suggesting political influence on cases, and connections with state officials, in relation to the Alex Murdaugh matter, the reporting emphasized political factors in the case, statements attributed to Harpootlian, contributing to public conversation about the case

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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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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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