Why was Alex Murdaugh sentenced so quickly after the guilty verdict?
<p>Normally, isn't there a big pre-sentencing investigation and victim impact statements and stuff like that?</p>
<p>Not surprized about the withering rebuke and sentence, but that it occurred so immediately after the verdict.</p>

<p>Nobody who would have given a victim impact statement wished to speak to the court: Erik Ortiz, NBC, &quot;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/murdaugh-sentencing-live-updates-rcna73228#rcrd11223" rel="nofollow noreferrer">No victim impact statements</a>&quot;. And the prosecution did not seek the death penalty: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, &quot;<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/03/alex-murdaugh-sentencing-murder-conviction-updates/11389486002/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life after murder convictions</a>&quot;.</p>

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