Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #115

[GOBliaison]

So pleased 'money pinching' BM lost loads in his unsuccessful civil suit.
Can anyone estimate how much this cost him?

IMO, ZERO.
<-- this be Nominal Plaintiff Barr sticking his L. lingua out at us...

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Odds-on, this was (1) a contingent fee case, (2) filed and funded by BM's legal team, (3) in his name, (4) nominally,
(5) with their respective firm's risks principally limited to their own costs, and (6) constituting a sadly not uncommon de facto judicial lottery.
Barry's material risk(s) were likely/fs: ZERO. !!
Of course, had there been recoveries from any defendants, Barry would presumably have shared in these to the extent provided in the aforementioned contract.
[kindly imagine a barf emoji.]

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[Seattle1]

Yes I wonder what was going on with that quite frankly.

IIRC, Cahill was probably simmering and why he took or returned a call to IE on the eve of his testimony during the preliminary hearing. Who does that -- a State witness talking to the defense attorney before they testify at a hearing?

We know whatever agenda IE had in making contact worked because Cahill failed to testify as he'd been prepped by Hurlburt.

Did IE know about the internal investigation of Cahill and threaten him in advance with the civil lawsuit she ultimately filed more than a year later following the dismissal of the case?

Cahill's response to the civil suit was more of a "poor me" and how he tried to do right by BM.

IMO, Cahill was always a misfit. A disservice to all sides -- especially the side of justice for SM.

 

[Seattle1]

So pleased 'money pinching' BM lost loads in his unsuccessful civil suit.
Can anyone estimate how much this cost him?

My earlier response to OP was about the estimated cost of his criminal defense.

Relative to the civil suit, I doubt BM was out of pocket for much more than some legal costs advanced such as filing fees, etc., and where any professional fees for his team of lawyers here were all part of a contingency agreement. MOO

 

[Love Never Fails]

Tomorrow is Friday and we wait. It isn’t so hard on us now. Civil suits dismissed. Suzanne found and we know he put the BAM in her body. He is the one under the stress of waiting. He will pay a terrible price for what he did to Suzanne. His attorney should tell him to confess and get on with the rest of his life…in jail.

No one can bring Suzanne back. As for the prosecutor, I wouldn’t make any deals with BM. Let him confess but no deal. Ask for the maximum. He owes that to his daughters, his mother and his sister.

Oh Barry. If you had let her go peacefully, you might both feel free and happy.

Dumb, dumb, dumb decision you made!

 

[Seattle1]

It was Carol Mckinley's X post that named Iris, just a few pages back.

Iris and her unethical behaviour regarding this case should be looked at going all the way back to when Judge Murphy recused himself, thats imoo - am convinced the recusal was down to Iris taking advantage of certain relationships and I also think it was the reason why her and Dru parted ways. JMO

I had the good fortune to listen to the few hearings made available on WebEx in Judge Murphy's Court (advisement and arraignment). What I am certain about from listening to the hearings was that Judge Murphy had total control of his Courtroom, and no matter how many times team BM tried to manipulate and frustrate the Court, Murphy wasn't having it. I agree that team BM wanted Murphy gone from the get go.

Reading from my personal notes observing the Murphy hearings, it started with BM's advisement that coincided with the first appearance by BM's new legal team (IE/DN). At this hearing, IE introduced herself to the Court by attempting to get BM's charges reduced from 1st degree to 2nd degree murder, citing a sanction for discovery violation by the prosecution. Next, IE pulled her page from the US Constitution-- citing BM's civil rights were being violated.

But Judge Murphy wasn't having any of it. First, he corrected IE that she miscalculated her discovery deadline because the discovery clock she was incorrectly relying on to allege violation by the prosecution didn't begin on the date of BM's arrest, but on the date of the defendant's first appearance. Murphy further advised IE that civil rights under the US Constitution applied to all whether enjoying freedom or being held in custody, but in his courtroom, the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure governed, not the US Constitution.

I also recall Judge Murphy closing the preliminary hearing by responding directly to DN that he needed time to take in the three days of proceedings, he was not a robot, and he would not be making a decision on that date. (I believe Murphy said he took more than 20 pgs of notes).

Reviewing the summary posted upthread when Murphy delivered his ruling on probable cause, I think it's confirmation that Murphy was thorough, ruled on the law, and not the personalities.

I can't help but think had Murphy not been removed from this case, how different the outcome may have been for all the parties here. IMO, IE would not have been afforded the opportunity to to misstate the record-- including misrepresenting Murphy's own words.

One particular misstatement by IE that comes to mind was when Murphy was compelled to remind IE how the latest defense Motion calling for sanctions by citing they did not receive discovery from the prosecution was not the equivalent of having received discovery from the prosecution, but not being able to access what they in fact received.

IE needed to be policed but with the help of Ramsey Lama, she steered all eyes elsewhere. With no eyes on the defense, the prosecution buried in defense paper, IE was masterful in implementing her agenda. MOO