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Defense attorney says 11th Judicial District Attorney not 'held accountable' for court violations related to Morphew murder case | KRDO
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) -- A high-profile defense attorney is proposing a law to end prosecutorial immunity after the 11th Judicial District Attorney Office is alleged to have violated a number of court violations. Nearly a year ago, Barry Morphew walked out of the Fremont County courthouse a free...
krdo.com
4/18/23
In a press conference today, Eytan pointed to the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, specifically in regards to the Morphew case, as the reason prosecutorial immunity needs to end.
“Prosecutorial misconduct hurts the innocent accused,” Eytan said. “It hurts victims of crimes and it hurts the public and taxpayer money.”
In an 83-page complaint sent to the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Eytan details a dozen violations of court and attorney rules by Stanley and her office, including failure to uphold victim rights, dishonest and unethical practices and the repeated failure to turn over evidence.
“They excused any evidence of innocence, concealed favorable evidence, manufactured evidence and opinions and allowed witnesses to testify falsely,” the complaint states. “The real threat to the public remains as long as they are able to continue the practice of law without any significant discipline.”
3/29/23
RE: REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE FOLLOWING COLORADOPROSECUTORS AND/OR CONTRACTED PROSECUTORS PERTAINING TOMISCONDUCT COMMITTED ON PEOPLE V. MORPHEW, CHAFFEE COUNTY CASE#21CR78 AND FREMONT COUNTY CASE #2022CR47 DURING TIMEFRAMESREFLECTED IN PARENTHESIS:
LINDA STANLEY, #45298 (April 2021-October 2022)
JEFF LINDSEY, #24664 (April 2021-January 2022)
MARK HURLBERT, #24606 (August 2021-October 2022)
AARON PEMBELETON, #53924 (May 2021-September 2021)
DAN EDWARDS, #7938 (September 2021-March 2022)
BOBWEINER, #21572 (November 2021-April 2022) GRANTGROSEGEBAUER, #50229 (March 2022-April 2022)
Respectfully Submitted by:
Iris Eytan, iris@eytanlawfirm.com
Hollis Whitson, hollis@samlerandwhitson.com
Jane Byrialsen, jane@flaw.org
PEP/Protect Ethical Prosecutors, iris@protectethicalprosecutors.org