Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 #100 *Case dismissed w/o Prejudice*

[susiQ]

He murdered his wife.

Fine if you get him off. That's your job

But smooching?!?

Well, don’t forget, he told Holly W, “you are Suzanne to me!” What was that saying the valley girls made popular, “Gag me with a spoon?” That definitely comes to mind .

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[MrsWatson]

If BM is diabetic, why wasn't it brought up in court that the sheath could be from one of his needles?

Total BS, imo.

 

[GatorFL]

I’m not an attorney or paralegal, but IMO if Chaffee co refiles this case it will be dismissed due to BM’s right to a speedy trial being violated.

BM was imprisoned for 5 months and held under bail for another 6 months. Two weeks before trial the DA dismisses the case because of mistakes her office made by being late with the Expert witnesses statements and resumes. So now the DA gets as much time as they need and a do over?

Frankly I can see the action by the DAs office as being ripe for abuse. Arrest someone. Make the arrestee pay their lawyers for almost a year, then say never mind, we don’t have enough evidence to go to court this time but we reserve the right to go to court later. Now the arrestee may not have the money for the great defense team.

It doesn’t seem right to me. I can’t see an appeals court allowing it to happen.

I think the State has the upper hand, if they get more evidence (ie SM's remains) they can refile and no appeals court would hold that against the State. JMO, IANAL

 

[Murphy1950]

It wasn’t an overreach. Brady violations are serious business, if you withhold information and blow court deadlines repeatedly, the prosecution should be sanctioned and the case dismissed. Law licenses have been pulled and jail time has been ordered for these kinds of violations.

If anything, the judge was very lenient and let the prosecution’s crap fly for too long.

Brady violations can be serious business for sure, as is DNA evidence, serious business. It's a fact that this particular Brady Violation happened during the Morphew investigation but had nothing to do with the Morphew case per se. The constant spinning of the DNA evidence, and this Brady violation, suggesting it is somehow exculpatory, is worse IMO than the prosecution missing deadlines. It is blatantly and intentionally deceptive to obfuscate the public.

ETA: As I recall, neither judge felt the missed deadlines were done with the intention of hurting the defense or for the purpose of hiding information, there was a tremendous amount of electronic data to process and study.

 

[MrsWatson]

I must also commend @Cindizzi for your wonderful contributions. It is very much appreciated by so many of us. Thank you!

 

[Chingaling]

I agree with you, there is a lot of circumstantial evidence. And yet, Linda Stanley's office seemed to be overwhelmed with the evidence, with the process, and with the defense. Prosecutors must carefully build a case when there is plentiful circumstantial evidence and that is to tell a story that implicates the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.

I said from the beginning this reminded me a lot of the Casey Anthony prosecution. While yesterday's outcome was a bit different than the Anthony case, it highlights the fact that Linda Stanley simply did not have the skills to tell the right story and she opted out, for now.

Maybe the State could have overwhelmingly proved their case if the judge wasn't so dead set on gutting their case. Doesn't it make you wonder why?

 

[Love Never Fails]

I’m not an attorney or paralegal, but IMO if Chaffee co refiles this case it will be dismissed due to BM’s right to a speedy trial being violated.

BM was imprisoned for 5 months and held under bail for another 6 months. Two weeks before trial the DA dismisses the case because of mistakes her office made by being late with the Expert witnesses statements and resumes. So now the DA gets as much time as they need and a do over?

Frankly I can see the action by the DAs office as being ripe for abuse. Arrest someone. Make the arrestee pay their lawyers for almost a year, then say never mind, we don’t have enough evidence to go to court this time but we reserve the right to go to court later. Now the arrestee may not have the money for the great defense team.

It doesn’t seem right to me. I can’t see an appeals court allowing it to happen.

So in your opinion a murderer needs to go free?

 

[susiQ]

Iris can go with them seeing she has nothing to do for 6 weeks.

Something tells me Shona wouldn’t be too keen on such an arrangement, ESPECIALLY after IE’s very public and affectionate “huggy kissy” performance for the cameras with her prize bull!

 

[Love Never Fails]

Something tells me Shona wouldn’t be too keen on such an arrangement, ESPECIALLY after IE’s very public and affectionate “huggy kissy” performance for the cameras with her prize bull!

Ha! I’ve already forgotten Shoshona Darke. I guess Barry has too.

 

[Cindizzi]

If BM is diabetic, why wasn't it brought up in court that the sheath could be from one of his needles?

Total BS, imo.

Aren’t diabetic people told to not consume alcoholic beverages?
Beer bottles with BM’s DNA were found in the community dumpster and of course there was a Motion In Limine to exclude that from trial.

I’m also very curious about the router found there.

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[Pyrite]

So in your opinion a murderer needs to go free?

My opinion is rights should not be violated. How would you feel if it was one of your relatives, they were innocent but a DA pulled this on them? We don’t get to pick and choose who get constitutional rights and who doesn’t, at least not pre-conviction.

 

[Pyrite]

I think the State has the upper hand, if they get more evidence (ie SM's remains) they can refile and no appeals court would hold that against the State. JMO, IANAL

Wouldn’t the same reasoning work as it does with double jeopardy? With double jeopardy, once the jury is seated, the state can’t dismiss and start over, even if later down the road they find new evidence.

MOO

 

[Love Never Fails]

My opinion is rights should not be violated. How would you feel if it was one of your relatives, they were innocent but a DA pulled this on them? We don’t get to pick and choose who get constitutional rights and who doesn’t, at least not pre-conviction.

This man is guilty and he is a murderer. I will worry about his rights the day he confesses and appears to worry about Suzanne’s life that he took.

 

[windrower]

I'm livid, they simply took something said in court months ago, and identified it as the location. This is the Daily Mail making this claim as fact, when it doesn't appear to be so.

They say this: "The remote Garfield Mine where police believe the remains of Suzanne Morphew could be hidden."

Then say this:

"The spot could be close to the remote Garfield Mine which was mentioned in prosecution arguments during a pre-trial hearing in September 2021."

Oh, Daily Mail.

I’m several pages behind so someone may have already addressed this.

The Garfield mine and area would have been searched very thoroughly soon after truck info and BM said he went there the very early morning of May 10, 2020, and it maybe was searched several times thereafter.

I’m one of those who believe SUZANNE is in the national forest to the south of the Puma Path home. Old mines, especially ones not far off of a highway, are too easy for lookee-Lou’s to, well, lookee at.

So I’d be very surprised if she’s at Garfield. Especially since lying liar BM said he was at the turn-around at Garfield.

 

[Trebor5591]

DA drops murder charges against Barry Morphew after judge blocks most of prosecution’s expert witnesses

 

[KBlackRabbit]

This man is guilty and he is a murderer. I will worry about his rights the day he confesses and appears to worry about Suzanne’s life that he took.

No matter who the defendant is or what he or she has done, they have a right to a fair trial. The prosecution’s conduct violated that right and set up a situation where there would be abuse by the state.

 

[jakat]

Something tells me Shona wouldn’t be too keen on such an arrangement, ESPECIALLY after IE’s very public and affectionate “huggy kissy” performance for the cameras with her prize bull!

Shona can go with them. The more the merrier. Does @Kemug know we need a prize bull in the zoo? Better to keep it behind bars in case it decides to charge the chipmunks.

 

[Megnut]

Oh, Daily Mail.

I’m several pages behind so someone may have already addressed this.

The Garfield mine and area would have been searched very thoroughly soon after truck info and BM said he went there the very early morning of May 10, 2020, and it maybe was searched several times thereafter.

I’m one of those who believe SUZANNE is in the national forest to the south of the Puma Path home. Old mines, especially ones not far off of a highway, are too easy for lookee-Lou’s to, well, lookee at.

So I’d be very surprised if she’s at Garfield. Especially since lying liar BM said he was at the turn-around at Garfield.

If Barry said he turned around at Garfield, I don't trust that he did. I do think he went somewhere though. Somewhere essential IMO. More than just punting a helmet IMO. 12 miles, give or take. Half hour, give or take. 4:30 in the morning, virtually untracked.

I draw a big red question mark over those missing minutes and miles. He wasn't doing nothing.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Anyone know where the washed out road goes?

The route he said the elk take.

What's 6 miles down that path?

 

[Trebor5591]

My opinion is rights should not be violated. How would you feel if it was one of your relatives, they were innocent but a DA pulled this on them? We don’t get to pick and choose who get constitutional rights and who doesn’t, at least not pre-conviction.

My question is, did the DA do this on purpose, or are they just clueless on what the rules are? And if they are clueless, when then are they DA's?