Tag: barry morphew
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State Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, federal judges find fault with bond hearings | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court will resume hearing oral arguments tomorrow, plus some federal judges are raising the alarm about immigration judges’ handling of bond hearings. Oral argument calendar • The Colorado Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in six cases this…
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Barry Morphew’s civil lawsuit against prosecutors, investigators
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Monday that Barry Morphew, who now stands accused for a second time of murdering his wife, failed to state viable claims against the government officials involved in his first, unsuccessful prosecution. Morphew was arrested in May 2021, almost a year after his wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared. State prosecutors…
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DA asks judge to deny request for Suzanne Morphew’s remains
Barry Morphew attempted to obtain and cremate dead wife’s remains before trial Prosecutors objected Wednesday to a request from the daughters of Suzanne Morphew to turn over her remains as her husband awaits trial for her murder. 12th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a motion that because Suzanne Morphew’s remains were lawfully obtained…
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Barry Morphew pleads not guilty to murder charge
ALAMOSA — The Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley entered a plea to a murder charge on Monday and the judge set a trial date for October. Barry Morphew pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and 12th Judicial District Chief Court…
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Judge in Barry Morphew case rules to limit pre-trial publicity
ALAMOSA — Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley, will likely face trial next summer. During a brief hearing in the case Monday, his attorney David Beller told 12th Judicial District Chief Court Judge Amanda Hopkins that his team…
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Barry Morphew posting $3 million bond
Barry Morphew, in jail on murder charges in the death of his wife, is in the process of posting bond, his attorney confirmed. But he remains in an Alamosa County jail as he waits to be fitted for a GPS ankle monitor and to finalize details with a local bondsman. His attorney, David Beller, confirmed…
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Barry Morphew posts $3 million bond
Barry Morphew, in jail on murder charges in the death of his wife, bonded out of the Alamosa County jail Friday after securing surety on a $3 million bond. As per judge’s orders, he was fitted with a GPS ankle monitor. His attorney, David Beller, confirmed late Thursday night that “funds for the bond were…
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Barry Morphew indicted on murder charges in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew
The suspect was arrested in Arizona and will be extradited to Colorado
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New Colorado prosecutor to decide potential charges in Suzanne Morphew murder
Husband’s lawyer urges authorities to look for other suspects
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Suzanne Morphew autopsy: Death ruled homicide, animal tranquilizer found in remains
The report released on Monday found that Suzanne Morphew died of “homicide by undetermined means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication.”