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Bet his life went back to normal after this "unfortunate fall from grace"...jmo
CO - BARRY ARRESTED AGAIN - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #118
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I’m still shocked by the body move. My guess- control. For some reason the first location worried BM that it could be linked to him. That location is the evidence goldmine. Still such a risky move but it appears he did it based on the autopsy report. He couldn’t leave it alone. Had to micromanage it. imo
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It was the opposite. The argument was that he did suspect, which is why we know about the incident in Mexico (or wherever it was).
Grusing absolutely believed Barry knew, but didn’t know who she was having an affair with.
They can’t use it to accuse JL, or they’re insane if they do. He has an alibi across the country, and BAM in her bones makes that a terrible defense.
They’ve got to go with some stranger or something.
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The defense is unlikely to use the affair, I agree. It's toxic to them unless they get a jury full of Barrys, for whom one step out of line is provocation enough to beat their wives - unlikely, even in rural Colorado.
They really have no plausible third party bogey to hint at before the jury, based on the indictment and what we know so far.
But the affair will come in - perhaps not in great detail - because Libler is a witness for last proof of life. And it carries some risk for the prosecution, though I believe they have a strategy to detoxify it.
It was the opposite. The argument was that he did suspect, which is why we know about the incident in Mexico (or wherever it was).
Grusing absolutely believed Barry knew, but didn’t know who she was having an affair with.
They can’t use it to accuse JL, or they’re insane if they do. He has an alibi across the country, and BAM in her bones makes that a terrible defense.
They’ve got to go with some stranger or something.
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The defense is unlikely to use the affair, I agree. It's toxic to them unless they get a jury full of Barrys, for whom one step out of line is provocation enough to beat their wives - unlikely, even in rural Colorado.
They really have no plausible third party bogey to hint at before the jury, based on the indictment and what we know so far.
But the affair will come in - perhaps not in great detail - because Libler is a witness for last proof of life. And it carries some risk for the prosecution, though I believe they have a strategy to detoxify it.
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Prosecution goes first. It won't be hard to portray Suzanne in sympathetic terms. Get her cancer, treatment, recovery, broken marriage, affair out in the open. Diffuse anything the Defense would hope to enflame.
This happened because Suzanne wanted out and she was backing down this time. 'Ballsy' he said. No, she was 'confident' I say. Sure of herself. Sure she deserved better. Notably she even told JL it wasn't about him, she didn't plan to go from one man to another. She just wanted to find her way IMO. Recover from BARRY.
That's all important to get out in the open because it's the backdrop for the HDV that occurred on 5/9, the most dangerous time for a woman, leaving an abusive partner.
And hello, it was abusive. Coercive control. A couple incidents of physical violence (that we know of), financial control, stalking, stonewalling, etc, etc. Barry didn't become a new beast on 5/9. He just unleashed it.
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This happened because Suzanne wanted out and she was backing down this time. 'Ballsy' he said. No, she was 'confident' I say. Sure of herself. Sure she deserved better. Notably she even told JL it wasn't about him, she didn't plan to go from one man to another. She just wanted to find her way IMO. Recover from BARRY.
That's all important to get out in the open because it's the backdrop for the HDV that occurred on 5/9, the most dangerous time for a woman, leaving an abusive partner.
And hello, it was abusive. Coercive control. A couple incidents of physical violence (that we know of), financial control, stalking, stonewalling, etc, etc. Barry didn't become a new beast on 5/9. He just unleashed it.
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windrower said:
So what is attorney Jane Fisher-Byrialsen’s stake with BM?
Upset that the $15 million suit is going away?
Besides knowing Iris, and being co-attorneys (or whatever they were) on the suit, are they friends?
Is Jane the reason there is a conflict with the public defender’s office?
Or is attorney David Beller the reason?
And how convenient, if either of them, because since there is a conflict, they’ve asked to be appointed BM’s “public defender” attorneys, at the state’s expense, since the public defender’s office cannot provide attorneys for this case.
Shades of Judge Murphy having to recuse himself from BM’s case the first time around because of witness SD (with help from Iris?) creating a conflict between Murphy and the lawyer she chose to represent her on the trespassing charge.
Is Iris still being a puppet master for BM?
Just all feels a bit too, um, choreographed, shall I say?
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IMO, your instincts here are spot on @windrower !
Impossible for Iris not to have her thumbprint on the scale!
Don't have to go further than IE's former defense practice website-- that converts to PEP-- where she announces how BM's case caused her to cease her criminal law practice for her non-profit endeavor. Click on the "Board Members" tab and surprise (no surprise), you'll find Jane-- cited as the co-founder of PEP, along with board member Iris.
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Moving on to defense attorney Davide Beller, he and his firm conveniently have a connection to the Office of Alternative Defense Counsel (OADC) -- the organization the state public defender's office turns to when their office has an ethical conflict of interest and can't represent the defendant.
From David Beller's Bio:
David served as President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, proudly serving 1000 criminal defense lawyers, paralegals and investigators. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Denver College of Law and at Metropolitan State University. He is a faculty member of Colorado Alternate Defense Counsel and National Criminal Defense College, teaching trial skills to Colorado criminal defense lawyers.
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@windrower and @Seattle1 -
The idiom to have "a thumb on the scale" alludes to a a cheating tactic that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.
Where is the cheating here? How are the circumstances you describe untoward in any way? What is the unfair benefit to Morphew?
Do you doubt that the Public Defender has a conflict of interest? If so, what facts can you offer?
Why would Joan Fisher-Byrialsen not seek appointment to serve as Morphew's counsel? Iris Eytan and Joan Fisher-Byrialsen have represented Morphew when he faced these charges in the 11th JD, and in the civil lawsuit that's still pending. Both are leaders in the defense bar, which is a fairly small community. Since Eytan has stepped away from active defense practice, there is no one better prepared to defend Morphew than Fisher-Byrialsen.
David Beller is also a leader in the criminal defense bar. Of course they all know each other. Of course Fisher-Byrialsen - faced with two top prosecutors - is going to bring in serious help.
One thing is for sure: Morphew will be well represented. How is that giving him an unfair advantage?
So what is attorney Jane Fisher-Byrialsen’s stake with BM?
Upset that the $15 million suit is going away?
Besides knowing Iris, and being co-attorneys (or whatever they were) on the suit, are they friends?
Is Jane the reason there is a conflict with the public defender’s office?
Or is attorney David Beller the reason?
And how convenient, if either of them, because since there is a conflict, they’ve asked to be appointed BM’s “public defender” attorneys, at the state’s expense, since the public defender’s office cannot provide attorneys for this case.
Shades of Judge Murphy having to recuse himself from BM’s case the first time around because of witness SD (with help from Iris?) creating a conflict between Murphy and the lawyer she chose to represent her on the trespassing charge.
Is Iris still being a puppet master for BM?
Just all feels a bit too, um, choreographed, shall I say?
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Seattle1 said:
IMO, your instincts here are spot on @windrower !
Impossible for Iris not to have her thumbprint on the scale!
Don't have to go further than IE's former defense practice website-- that converts to PEP-- where she announces how BM's case caused her to cease her criminal law practice for her non-profit endeavor. Click on the "Board Members" tab and surprise (no surprise), you'll find Jane-- cited as the co-founder of PEP, along with board member Iris.
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Moving on to defense attorney Davide Beller, he and his firm conveniently have a connection to the Office of Alternative Defense Counsel (OADC) -- the organization the state public defender's office turns to when their office has an ethical conflict of interest and can't represent the defendant.
From David Beller's Bio:
David served as President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, proudly serving 1000 criminal defense lawyers, paralegals and investigators. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Denver College of Law and at Metropolitan State University. He is a faculty member of Colorado Alternate Defense Counsel and National Criminal Defense College, teaching trial skills to Colorado criminal defense lawyers.
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@windrower and @Seattle1 -
The idiom to have "a thumb on the scale" alludes to a a cheating tactic that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.
Where is the cheating here? How are the circumstances you describe untoward in any way? What is the unfair benefit to Morphew?
Do you doubt that the Public Defender has a conflict of interest? If so, what facts can you offer?
Why would Joan Fisher-Byrialsen not seek appointment to serve as Morphew's counsel? Iris Eytan and Joan Fisher-Byrialsen have represented Morphew when he faced these charges in the 11th JD, and in the civil lawsuit that's still pending. Both are leaders in the defense bar, which is a fairly small community. Since Eytan has stepped away from active defense practice, there is no one better prepared to defend Morphew than Fisher-Byrialsen.
David Beller is also a leader in the criminal defense bar. Of course they all know each other. Of course Fisher-Byrialsen - faced with two top prosecutors - is going to bring in serious help.
One thing is for sure: Morphew will be well represented. How is that giving him an unfair advantage?
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I am wondering, in a criminal case where a defendant claims indigency, does he have any power over which public defender is assigned him?
I might be off here, but it looks like IE/JF have found a workaround to the public defender attorney pool. Did they orchestrate the very conflict of interest they're trying to elbow into the room with?
I'm positive I don't understand the legal nuances here, but I feel like something untoward is in play. Could well be that they're just capitalizing on a situation at hand without any ethical violations, but it feels too slick to me not to question it.
I want to understand this better.
JMO
I am wondering, in a criminal case where a defendant claims indigency, does he have any power over which public defender is assigned him?
I might be off here, but it looks like IE/JF have found a workaround to the public defender attorney pool. Did they orchestrate the very conflict of interest they're trying to elbow into the room with?
I'm positive I don't understand the legal nuances here, but I feel like something untoward is in play. Could well be that they're just capitalizing on a situation at hand without any ethical violations, but it feels too slick to me not to question it.
I want to understand this better.
JMO
Here is a paragraph from the web page of the Colorado Public Defender's office:
"The Public Defender may find that it has a conflict of interest in representing you. The most common reason for a conflict happens when you are accused of a crime along with other people and the Public Defender represents one of them. If this happens, the Public Defender can only represent one person who was charged. When this happens, the court will appoint you a lawyer from the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel (ADC). ADC contracts with private lawyers to provide court-appointed counsel.
Even if there is a conflict of interest, you still need to apply for court-appointed counsel through the Public Defender’s office. That office will advise the court of the conflict and the need to appoint an ADC lawyer."
Some have speculated here that Morphew had an accomplice for at least some part of the murder plan. There are other reasons the PD would need to conflict off a case, including what is called "conflict of commitment." But the bolded language above may well fuel speculation.
"The Public Defender may find that it has a conflict of interest in representing you. The most common reason for a conflict happens when you are accused of a crime along with other people and the Public Defender represents one of them. If this happens, the Public Defender can only represent one person who was charged. When this happens, the court will appoint you a lawyer from the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel (ADC). ADC contracts with private lawyers to provide court-appointed counsel.
Even if there is a conflict of interest, you still need to apply for court-appointed counsel through the Public Defender’s office. That office will advise the court of the conflict and the need to appoint an ADC lawyer."
Some have speculated here that Morphew had an accomplice for at least some part of the murder plan. There are other reasons the PD would need to conflict off a case, including what is called "conflict of commitment." But the bolded language above may well fuel speculation.
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PEP | Protect Ethical Prosecutors
PEP protects and elevates ethical prosecutors, and works to enact laws that will deter unethical prosecutors from bringing wrongful charges and convicting innocent people.
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LOL. Check out the home page for Ibis' latest PEP project.
She claims that its "work is guided by the whole truth and nothing but."
Then prominently displays a picture of a beaming Barry Morphew.
It's too bad Ibis and Barry broke off their working relationship.
They were so well-suited to one another.
Speaking of legal ethics, how much is Ibis paying herself to spearhead this "foundation," I wonder?
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Would public defenders be assigned to various LE who were named in Barry's civil suit? Could that be the conflict?
LE had probable cause to arrest him the first time, nothing unlawful about it IMO. But IE sure managed to name everyone she could think creating a scramble for them to secure representation against Barry's claims. A run on defense attorneys?
I still don't see how Barry should get to have his pick of private defense attorneys, chartered by the public defenders office. Special privilege?
It feels orchestrated. Too orchestrated.
Staged.
JMO
LE had probable cause to arrest him the first time, nothing unlawful about it IMO. But IE sure managed to name everyone she could think creating a scramble for them to secure representation against Barry's claims. A run on defense attorneys?
I still don't see how Barry should get to have his pick of private defense attorneys, chartered by the public defenders office. Special privilege?
It feels orchestrated. Too orchestrated.
Staged.
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PEP | Protect Ethical Prosecutors
PEP protects and elevates ethical prosecutors, and works to enact laws that will deter unethical prosecutors from bringing wrongful charges and convicting innocent people.
LOL. Check out the home page for Ibis' latest PEP project.
She claims that its "work is guided by the whole truth and nothing but."
Then prominently displays a picture of a beaming Barry Morphew.
It's too bad Ibis and Barry broke off their working relationship.
They were so well-suited to one another.
Speaking of legal ethics, how much is Ibis paying herself to spearhead this "foundation," I wonder?
Whyn't she use this photo?
PHOTOS: Barry Morphew walks out of court after case dismissal
Barry Morphew, the husband charged nearly a year ago with killing his still-missing wife, Suzanne, walked out of a Fremont County courtroom in Cañon City on Tuesday morning, April 19,
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Look. Breakups are painful.Whyn't she use this photo?
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PHOTOS: Barry Morphew walks out of court after case dismissal
Barry Morphew, the husband charged nearly a year ago with killing his still-missing wife, Suzanne, walked out of a Fremont County courtroom in Cañon City on Tuesday morning, April 19,gazette.com
Give her some time.
I'm sure she'll eventually be able to remember all the good times they shared gaslighting each other.
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His friend of “400 tours “ ?
JMO
No, that’s not who I am thinking of!
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I think he may have been interrupted at the beach site, may have gone to the housing development, gave up on those and barried her somewhere behind PP. I believe it was at elevation, I think she was transported in a cooler. From that location, spring melt carried away some of her bones, and from there, he moved her again, this time to Moffat, though I can only guess when he did that. When the prosecution said they had a good idea where she was barried. When he sold PP. When Edna disappeared.
Busy B was very busy.
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Judge Dismisses Case Against Husband of Suzanne Morphew, Who Vanished on Mother's Day 2 Years Ago
Prosecutors said they believe they are close to finding Suzanne Morphew's body
In the motion, prosecutors said they believe they're close to finding Suzanne's body "in a remote and mountainous region nearby the Morphew residence." Investigators believe the body is in an area that's covered by five feet of snow, precluding them from safely excavating the area, according to the motion.
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I think BM moved her body back in 2022 shortly after seeing the bolded sentence in the prosecution's motion to dismiss.
It makes no sense for BM to have moved her from a spot where she had gone undetected for a long period of time, unless he became fearful that LE had somehow managed to acquire additional digital analysis since the time of his arrest that was helping them to further hone in on her location.
This statement by the prosecution may have sparked that fear of discovery in him.
It was actually pretty brilliant of the prosecution to describe their geographical area of interest in such a general way in their motion. Because, you know, what part of Colorado ISN'T remote and mountainous near their old residence? So it's virtually certain that the language the prosecution used DOES in fact describe perfectly the area where Barry initially disposed of her body.
But reading and hearing LE say they believed they were to finding her, I think Barry panicked.
He was afraid that LE had somehow managed, electronically or otherwise, to hone in on the location where her remains were, and he had to move her to prevent that from happening.
Which, predictably, turned out to be a spectacularly stupid move by BM.
As per.
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I think the department had some help finding her. 'They stated that they were close to finding her after the first trial'. Then hey presto they find her will allegedly 'looking for another body'.. which they never found. In my opinion they received a tip from (I will call this person X), and the ruse - looking for another body - was to help cover up for the tipster. JMO.
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