The 11th Judicial District on Monday said authorities are still looking for the body of Suzanne Morphew so that her homicide case can be prosecutable either against her husband, Barry Morphew, or s…
June 27, 2023 at 5:03 p.m.
“While it may be legally possible for Mr. Morphew to be tried in this matter, whether and when he will be tried is a matter of speculation,” Hunter’s order states. “The arguments advanced by Mr. Morphew that relate to the proximity of trial and the ability to impanel a jury are significantly weakened by the dismissal of charges. The same conclusion is reached with respect to his argument that his right to a fair trial will be damaged by release of the records.
“In an abundance of caution, we filed the motion public, pursuant to Judge Murphy’s order, but we filed our exhibits under seal to be able to say alright, let’s litigate this before we decide which of these statements are going to come in,” he said. “Many of the statements were already out during preliminary hearing,” including statements about Suzanne Morphew leaving her husband.
She said she and her co-counsel filed a request for an investigation with the Office of Attorney Regulation Council and identified this exact pleading as one of the bases for discipline against Hurlbert and District Attorney Linda Stanley.
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