Tag: Linda Stanley
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Appeals court reinstates murder case despite ex-DA Linda Stanley’s conduct
Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated the murder and child abuse charges on Thursday against a Fremont County defendant, reasoning that the former district attorney’s misconduct did not warrant dismissal of the charges. A judge previously dismissed the criminal case against defendant William Jacobs after former elected District Attorney Linda Stanley spoke in derogatory terms about Jacobs…
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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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Another case handled by former prosecutor Linda Stanley lacked oversight, new DA says
Stanley, disbarred in November, also owes more than $300,000 to three counties she once served
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Embattled Morphew prosecutor officially disbarred
Linda Stanley’s former number two prosecutor sworn in days before the Tuesday election.
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Prosecutors in Barry Morphew murder case publicly censured
Mark Hurlbert and Robert Weiner settled their case in front of a branch of the Colorado Supreme Court before it went to trial
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District Attorney Linda Stanley used taxpayer money to pay for failed legal defense
One county that paid her for DA work wants its $53,000 back.
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Morphew case is ongoing, new prosecutor states
Lawyers for 19 law enforcement officers who worked on the arrest and failed prosecution of Barry Morphew on Wednesday made their various cases for dismissal of a lawsuit the widower filed against them in federal court. In May 2023, Morphew sued key case investigators and prosecutors for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. In the complaint,…
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Decision on former Morphew prosecutor’s fate delayed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The arm of the Colorado Supreme Court that oversees the state’s attorneys has pushed back Friday’s deadline to decide the fate of the embattled former prosecutor in the Morphew case. Linda Stanley, the sitting 11th Judicial District Attorney, could be disbarred, publicly or privately censured,…
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Embattled former Morphew DA defends herself against misconduct charges
Sparks fly in attorney vs. attorney court duel