Latest News About Harpootlian Richard A comments on politics affecting justice

Updated 2026-06-18 01:21

appeared at Murdaugh case reporting, in 2026, noted South Carolina attorney, and a former Fifth Circuit Solicitor, who prosecuted murder and public corruption cases, reports state his remarks were cited by Newsmax, suggesting political influence on cases, and connections involving state officials, concerning the Murdaugh case, the reporting emphasized political factors in the case, with quotes attributed to Harpootlian, contributing to public conversation about 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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