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- District Judge Patrick Murphy has removed himself from the Barry Morphew murder trial because of a lifelong friendship he has with an attorney who represents Morphew’s girlfriend. Morphew’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month to disqualify Murphy because he is close friends with attorney Sean McDermott.
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Dec 30, 2021 · District Judge Patrick Murphy has removed himself from the Barry Morphew murder trial because of a lifelong friendship he has with an attorney who represents Morphew’s girlfriend. Morphew’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month to disqualify Murphy because he is close friends with attorney Sean McDermott.
Jun 28, 2023 · Barry entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. Barry Morphew raised the bond money and is free awaiting trial. Judge Murphy disqualified himself because of a potential conflict of...
Jan 3, 2022 · Morphew has repeatedly claimed that he did not kill his wife. His attorneys have advanced more than one theory to explain her disappearance and Barry Morphew’s claimed innocence. Under one theory, they suggest that there is a connection to a sex offender who had attacked other women in Arizona.
Feb 26, 2024 · In 2021, Barry was charged with murder in connection with his wife Suzanne Morphew's May 2020 disappearance, but a judge dismissed the charges in April 2022.
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Dec 14, 2021 · The defense seeks the disqualification of Judge Patrick W. Murphy from any further participation in the case after a recent conversation between Morphew's defense and Martin Stuart, the...
Order Re: Defense Motion to Disqualify Judge Murphy (D-55) 12/14/2021: Motion to Disqualify Chief Judge Murphy: 12/14/2021: Order Re: Dec. 14, 2021, hearing: 09/20/2021: Affidavit for Arrest Warrant Filed May 4, 2021: 08/04/2021: Order Regarding Protocol for Preliminary/Proof Evident Hearing: 06/04/2021
May 2, 2023 · As a result of that move, Judge Murphy announced in December 2021 that he had also granted the motion to disqualify himself from the Morphew case due to the friendship with a possible witness's attorney. In early January 2022, Judge Ramsey L. Lama was appointed to take over the case.
