Alex Murdaugh’s murder case is headed back to court Monday morning in the shadow of the clerk of court scandal that unraveled his convictions and gave one of America’s most notorious defendants a shot at a second trial.Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney convicted in the 2021 murders of his wife and son before his convictions were overturned, is expected to appear at a 10 a.m.status and scheduling hearing in Lexington County, South Carolina.It will mark Murdaugh’s first court appearance related to his potential retrial since he was sentenced in his sweeping financial crimes cases in March 2023.ALEX MURDAUGH: TIMELINE OF THE ONCE POWERFUL SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYER'S SPECTACULAR DOWNFALLAlex Murdaugh is taken to the Colleton County Courthouse for sentencing on March 3, 2023.
(Joshua Boucher/Pool/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCASTThe hearing is not expected to dive into the grisly murders of his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, who were found shot to death near the dog kennels at the family’s hunting estate, known as Moselle, in June 2021.Instead, the proceeding is expected to focus on scheduling, discovery and other procedural matters as prosecutors and defense attorneys begin mapping out what could become Murdaugh’s second murder trial.Alex Murdaugh is cross examined by prosecutor Creighton Waters after taking the stand in his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Friday, February 24, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool)But criminal defense attorney and Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno told Fox News Digital that even a procedural hearing could reveal the first major fault lines in the next phase of the case: where the trial will be held and how fast the state can bring Murdaugh back before a jury.ALEX MURDAUGH DEFENSE POINTS TO UNKNOWN MALE DNA IN PUSH FOR NEW TESTING"I think the main thing we’re going to learn is whether ...