CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A judge has ordered Sidney and Tammy Moorer to both submit handwriting samples requested by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
During a motion hearing Monday morning, prosecutors argued handwriting samples from both are needed to compare to Medicaid applications. The Moorers are accused of making false statements on applications for Medicaid assistance and obtaining property through Medicaid under false pretense. This was the first time they had been in a courtroom together since Sidney Moorer was convicted of Obstruction of Justice in August of 2017.
The two briefly said hello to one another when Tammy Moorer was escorted into the room. The Moorers sat at different sides of the same table with attorneys between them.
An attorney representing Tammy Moorer argued against the request, saying the state already has multiple examples of her handwriting and arguing handwriting changes over time.
Sidney Moorer was represented by a public defender after it was determined he did not have an attorney there to represent him.
The public defender asked for the hearing to be heard at a later date, stating they did not have any time to prepare for the hearing. The judge ordered the Moorers to submit the requested handwriting samples within 30 days.
Defense attorney Greg McCollum, who represented Tammy Moorer during her kidnapping trial, was present but did not speak during the hearing.
The Moorers appeared to speak briefly with one another at the conclusion of the hearing, but it is unknown what was said. Tammy Moorer smiled at her husband as she walked out of the room.
Reporter Marissa Tansino has more on this story on WMBF News starting at 4.
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