India, May 13 -- Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh may have had his murder conviction overturned by the state Supreme Court, but he is not expected to leave prison anytime soon.

The court ruled that Murdaugh deserves a new trial in the 2021 killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul because of misconduct involving a court official during the original proceedings. However, separate financial crime convictions are keeping the once-prominent attorney behind bars.

Here are five key points explaining why Murdaugh remains imprisoned despite the ruling.

In a unanimous 5-0 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out Murdaugh's 2023 murder convictions and ordered a retrial.

The justices said former Colleton County Clerk of Cou...