Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w prejudice* #104

[mrjitty]

He does look like he has been day drinking a lot lately. In fact, he looks like he is drinking and then giving himself his own haircuts.

It's often overlooked in these domestic cases that the perp is not a professional killer.

Graduating from low end grifter and liar to killer .... that's something you can't prepare for

 

[GoBuckeyes]

IMO 5 years was too harsh even if apples to oranges.
Black lady on supervised release and a white guy (the one in Pennsylvania,) voting for his dead mother as well as himself.

What's race got to do with it? Different states. Different sentences?

 

[Seattle1]

Obviously I understand that a defence lawyer may successfully get their client off on a technicality, but defending the voter fraud on the basis that he "made a mistake" when he murdered his wife with his own hand ... that takes some brass neck

@mrjitty -- always the diplomat. xx

 

[GatorFL]

Colorado does provide for a "pretrial diversion agreement" a/k/a "deferred prosecution agreement" under Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-1.3-101. It's a much better deal than BM received: there is no public court record, no plea of guilty, no supervised probation, and none of the consequences that can flow from that - including possible sentencing without trial on the original charge, and restrictions on gun ownership and use. If you comply with the terms of the diversion contract, the DA must drop the charge. It's the next best outcome to a DA decision not to prosecute at all.

I am virtually certain the IE asked for a diversion agreement - why would she not? But the DA may have decided BM was not eligible under the state and/or local criteria. Here's what the statute says.

(3) Guidelines for eligibility.  Each district attorney that uses state moneys for a diversion program pursuant to this section shall adopt policies and guidelines delineating eligibility criteria for pretrial diversion and may agree to diversion in any case in which there exists sufficient admissible evidence to support a conviction.  In determining whether an individual is appropriate for diversion, the district attorney shall consider:

(a) The nature of the crime charged and the circumstances surrounding it;
(b) Any special characteristics or circumstances of the defendant;
(c) Whether diversion is consistent with the defendant's rehabilitation and reintegration;  and
(d) Whether the public interest will be best served by diverting the individual from prosecution.

Thanks for posting. He certainly had special circumstances, being charged with murder. I guess this was the best Iris could do, which in the scheme of things was not bad for Barry.

 

[GOBliaison]

Strange that he plead to a felony offence of forgery, yet according to his lawyer he "made a mistake"

^ vrbbm ^​

YES!
So may I learn what has happened to the guilty plea providence inquiry these days?

The judge just leads an accused through this due process requiremment with leading questions, to which said accused simply needs to grunt in the affirmative? And this is sufficient?

I recall well how, in preparation for entering a guilty plea in Special Courts Martial, 'my guy' was going to have to surmount a battery of directions from the Military Judge to explain/describe, in the accused's own words, how he believes he committed the offense for which he seeks to declare his guilt, and is doing so free of coercion or threats of any nature by anyone or any entity.
Oi! And now ... this ...

Sure, I get it... AOK in this, what I call, 'the here and now".

But imho...​

... should not the recently guano-garnished-monumented, (hereinafter 'GGM'), Whirling One have to first plead to Murphy, J., that, by leave of court and within all reason, her client, having consistently presented over these protracted comings & goings, the persona of the archetypal Cro-Magnon,...should not, your honor, my 'mistaken' [but re'morph'less ?] Mr. Morphew be permitted to secure his slap on the paw by being sufficiently non-aggressive when appearing on tonight's Fox news?...your honor ...??

Yeah. Sure. Fine with me!

Then, were the foregoing fiction in persona ...

Bailiff! The a/c please...asap! ​

 

[Seattle1]

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In a state where Heidi Broussard's family (and others) have been waiting for justice since 2019, the defendant here, arrested July 2022, is going to trial in October!

And never mind she was a fugitive of justice, the defense was already filing notices on her behalf (in federal court) within hours of her plane landing in USA-- during the 4 July weekend!

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[Blondie in Spokane]

He does look like he has been day drinking a lot lately. In fact, he looks like he is drinking and then giving himself his own haircuts.

Oh too funny….I lol’d at this. That is a perfect description!

 

[crhedBngr]

He's got his best "I'm so sick of this cr@p" expression on his face, and the worst haircut he's ever sported.

Deal with it, Bar!

JMVHO.

 

[MountainDad]

Barry just wants to hunt! As a Colorado native, I've seen the macho, disrespectful to wildlife, spoiled, out of state hunters come in mass with their inflated self image. Frosted tips and gym memberships are not macho. Sedating animals to steal their antlers would be a chargeable offense for anyone else. It goes against the hunting code. Colorado Dept of Wildlife is usually enforcers of the hunting laws. I do wonder how they missed such a high profile abuse of Wildlife. I was under the impression Barry admitted these violations. All MOO.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

It is all over for now but the crying is all I can think of :-(

 

[HongKongPhooey]

It is all over for now but the crying is all I can think of :-(

Have they called off the search for Suzanne?

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Have they called off the search for Suzanne?

Nobody local has divulged anything :-(. I am someone who always thought the DAs claim was more false bravado but I will keep watching.

 

[waldojabba]

Have they called off the search for Suzanne?

No worries @HongKongPhooey It’s far from over IMO. The searches for Suzanne have not been called off - LE has been tight lipped on their efforts from the start and I don’t suspect that will change. And so, we wait. As does BM.

 

[jakat]

He does look like he has been day drinking a lot lately. In fact, he looks like he is drinking and then giving himself his own haircuts.

Does he even comb his hair anymore?

 

[CGray123]

I'm under the impression diversion programs do not typically extend to felonies.

RSBM. IDK, but this makes excellent sense if it's true. IMO the pretrial diversion programs should be for young people who have made a minor mistake, who show remorse and reason to believe they will not be back in court.

 

[CGray123]

Barry just wants to hunt! As a Colorado native, I've seen the macho, disrespectful to wildlife, spoiled, out of state hunters come in mass with their inflated self image. Frosted tips and gym memberships are not macho. Sedating animals to steal their antlers would be a chargeable offense for anyone else. It goes against the hunting code. Colorado Dept of Wildlife is usually enforcers of the hunting laws. I do wonder how they missed such a high profile abuse of Wildlife. I was under the impression Barry admitted these violations. All MOO.

Since BM was in much bigger trouble at the time, the government may have held off some of the less serious violations that came to light. I wonder if they're following up on some now.

On an earlier thread there was discussion about data suggesting BM had defrauded the government of about. 50 K in pandemic salary benefits. Since BM was in much bigger trouble at the time, the government may have held off. I wonder if they're following up now, as they have with so many other benefit scamsters.

We also had a discussion of BM's, um, questionable efforts to avoid taxation. That may bear watching as well, if you're the government...

The information made public in the AA certainly gives LE of all kinds reason to know his name and believe he's a scofflaw. If they have discretion to charge or not, I'm guessing BM's less likely to get the break in the future, however much he seems the good ol' boy.

Life as a known scofflaw may be less fun than BM anticipated, IMO. Here's hoping, anyway.

 

[CGray123]

It is all over for now but the crying is all I can think of :-(

The crying is mostly done. It's time for retribution. Murder cases never go off LE's radar, especially if the affected family and community keep pressing for answers and telling what they know.

 

[CGray123]

It's important that no one gives up on this case - it's part of an epidemic.

"Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a breakup.

Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.

Ninety-two percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concern."

Domestic Violence Statistics.

Here are the sobering facts for Colorado (for your state, click here).

36.8% of Colorado women and 30.5% of Colorado men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lives.

• 32 Coloradans were killed by former or current intimate partners in 2018; almost 2/3 of those were killed using firearms.

• 15% of homicides in Colorado were committed by intimate partners.

• A 2019 survey of 88% of Colorado domestic violence programs found that on the day of the survey,
participating programs reported serving 1,221 adults and children; on that same day, 269 needs were unmet
due to lack of resources.

• Approximately 233,000 Colorado women are stalked during their lifetimes.

 

[Love Never Fails]

Does he even comb his hair anymore?

I believe Barry pays big dollars to have his hair look that way. He looks like almost every 18 year old on the streets. That’s what he wants to be: young, hot and with those “young, hot Salida girls”everywhere. Don’t you know every grown man with daughters in Salida has heartburn knowing Barry walks the streets?

In his defense, I have to say I have seen women my age (old) trying to look like young hot girls too. Somehow they can’t see how ridiculous they look. Some people just never grow up.

 

[waldojabba]

It's important that no one gives up on this case - it's part of an epidemic.

"Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a breakup.

Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.

Ninety-two percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concern."

Domestic Violence Statistics.

Here are the sobering facts for Colorado (for your state, click here).

36.8% of Colorado women and 30.5% of Colorado men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lives.

• 32 Coloradans were killed by former or current intimate partners in 2018; almost 2/3 of those were killed using firearms.

• 15% of homicides in Colorado were committed by intimate partners.

• A 2019 survey of 88% of Colorado domestic violence programs found that on the day of the survey,
participating programs reported serving 1,221 adults and children; on that same day, 269 needs were unmet
due to lack of resources.

• Approximately 233,000 Colorado women are stalked during their lifetimes.

Great post @CGray123. As we witnessed, even in these threads, when discussing domestic violence there is still much work to be done in educating people what domestic violence is. If you click on the state facts for Colorado the first thing you will see is the definition of DV. BBM for emphasis on the non phyiscal assault aspects.

"WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically.