October 30, 2025 • 4 mins
The judge in the Barry Morphew case is not allowing any future live streaming. Breaking down her reasons & the remedy she put in place.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What you know, Alibier's Welcome to another episode of Pretty
Lies and Alibis. I'm Jigi, good to have you here.
It's Thursday, October thirtieth man almost November. Going to be
Christmas before we know it, and that stresses me out.
Today's episode is going to be super quick. We're just
going to break down what the judge ruled regarding the
Barry Morphew case and future hearings being streamed. Just to recap.
(00:23):
Barry Morphew was arrested a second time in June of
this year for the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew,
and he was released on bond September nineteenth after friends
and supporters raised enough money for him to post the amount.
That bond was set at three million, but he only
had to pony up three hundred thousand two get out.
Earlier this week, Judge Amanda Hopkins ruled there will be
(00:44):
no more public live streaming of Barry Morpheu's hearings, saying
that at least two YouTubers violated state law, which prohibits
the recording and rebroadcasting of hearings. The judge said, protecting
Barrie's rights, amid an unbelievable amount of local, state, national,
and international attention on the case. She also said the
(01:05):
venomous commentary could affect either party's right to a fair
trial by tainting the small jury pool through the prevalence
of factual inaccuracies and the court of public opinion. While
the impact of outside commentary is not an uncommon concern
in a high profile case, what is occurring because of
the behavior of the YouTubers rises to a level of
(01:26):
seriousness beyond that which something like a change of venue
could resolve. She also says, at worst, the calls for
and acts of violence against the parties and legal professionals
will lead to somebody being physically hurt. Colorado has a
law that allows the live streaming of hearings, but a
judge can choose to turn off access if the live
(01:48):
stream compromises the safety of anyone, buries right to a
fair trial or victim's rights. In choosing to deny public
access to these hearings, the judge would need to find
a less restrictive alter alternative to allow public viewing to
watch remotely while still protecting those rights. She said any
less restrictive remedies would prove fruitless. The Colorado Judicial Department
(02:11):
has posted in several places admonitions against precisely the type
of behavior which has occurred, which is recording live streaming.
Those warnings were ignored and even included the unlawfully reproduced material.
She also notes that contempt charges could be imposed since
state law says that the hearings cannot be rebroadcast, but
(02:34):
the judge also says it would be impractical to pursue
those charges against all of the offending YouTube and true
crime channels covering Barry's case. So the remedy is that
credentialed members of the media will be allowed to watch
virtually on an online platform set up by the court,
and staff can control who is allowed to watch and
(02:55):
who isn't allowed. So, in other words, you're going to
have to have credentials from pretty much a major news
outlet to be able to watch these hearings, and even
then it sounds like it's not a guarantee. The judge
did say she might restore the live stream in the
future for certain hearings or proceedings as circumstances allow. So,
moving on, what are the conditions of his bond? He
(03:17):
must wear a GPS monitor. He cannot own any weapons,
and he cannot use any drugs or alcohol. He can
only leave home to meet with doctors or attorneys or
in the event of a medical emergency. In the judges
allowing bond, she cited his daughters being there and showing
support for Barry as one of the reasons she did
(03:37):
decide to modify that bond amount. Just throw it in here.
Both daughters have been listed as potential witnesses for the state.
Barry's next court appearance is a pre trial hearing set
for November three, which obviously we will not be able
to watch. At that hearing, they could set a date
for his trial, and since Barry has not officially entered
(03:58):
a plea, he also could do so at that hearing.
So let me know in the comments what you think
about this ruling. Do you think it's fair to preserve
the integrity of the court proceedings or do you think
it's twenty twenty five and we have the ability two
stream public hearings and we should. For those of you asking,
Grammy is doing much better. She's at an impatient rehab
(04:19):
facility coming home Sunday, and I knew she was feeling
better when She looked at me and said, girl, you
need to get those roots touched up. So that's what
I'm doing today. And tonight is my daughter's last game
for football. She's a cheerleader, So I'll be out there
freezing my tushi off for about three hours. I may
go by ARII and see if they have one of
those heat vests or something I can throw on, because y'all,
(04:42):
we are not built for cold in the South. The
only time I like the cold is when I'm like
mid hot flash. So that is it for today. I
hope you guys have a good rest of your afternoon
and we will see you soon.
What you know, Alibier's Welcome to another episode of Pretty
Lies and Alibis. I'm Jigi, good to have you here.
It's Thursday, October thirtieth man almost November. Going to be
Christmas before we know it, and that stresses me out.
Today's episode is going to be super quick. We're just
going to break down what the judge ruled regarding the
Barry Morphew case and future hearings being streamed. Just to recap.
(00:23):
Barry Morphew was arrested a second time in June of
this year for the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew,
and he was released on bond September nineteenth after friends
and supporters raised enough money for him to post the amount.
That bond was set at three million, but he only
had to pony up three hundred thousand two get out.
Earlier this week, Judge Amanda Hopkins ruled there will be
(00:44):
no more public live streaming of Barry Morpheu's hearings, saying
that at least two YouTubers violated state law, which prohibits
the recording and rebroadcasting of hearings. The judge said, protecting
Barrie's rights, amid an unbelievable amount of local, state, national,
and international attention on the case. She also said the
(01:05):
venomous commentary could affect either party's right to a fair
trial by tainting the small jury pool through the prevalence
of factual inaccuracies and the court of public opinion. While
the impact of outside commentary is not an uncommon concern
in a high profile case, what is occurring because of
the behavior of the YouTubers rises to a level of
(01:26):
seriousness beyond that which something like a change of venue
could resolve. She also says, at worst, the calls for
and acts of violence against the parties and legal professionals
will lead to somebody being physically hurt. Colorado has a
law that allows the live streaming of hearings, but a
judge can choose to turn off access if the live
(01:48):
stream compromises the safety of anyone, buries right to a
fair trial or victim's rights. In choosing to deny public
access to these hearings, the judge would need to find
a less restrictive alter alternative to allow public viewing to
watch remotely while still protecting those rights. She said any
less restrictive remedies would prove fruitless. The Colorado Judicial Department
(02:11):
has posted in several places admonitions against precisely the type
of behavior which has occurred, which is recording live streaming.
Those warnings were ignored and even included the unlawfully reproduced material.
She also notes that contempt charges could be imposed since
state law says that the hearings cannot be rebroadcast, but
(02:34):
the judge also says it would be impractical to pursue
those charges against all of the offending YouTube and true
crime channels covering Barry's case. So the remedy is that
credentialed members of the media will be allowed to watch
virtually on an online platform set up by the court,
and staff can control who is allowed to watch and
(02:55):
who isn't allowed. So, in other words, you're going to
have to have credentials from pretty much a major news
outlet to be able to watch these hearings, and even
then it sounds like it's not a guarantee. The judge
did say she might restore the live stream in the
future for certain hearings or proceedings as circumstances allow. So,
moving on, what are the conditions of his bond? He
(03:17):
must wear a GPS monitor. He cannot own any weapons,
and he cannot use any drugs or alcohol. He can
only leave home to meet with doctors or attorneys or
in the event of a medical emergency. In the judges
allowing bond, she cited his daughters being there and showing
support for Barry as one of the reasons she did
(03:37):
decide to modify that bond amount. Just throw it in here.
Both daughters have been listed as potential witnesses for the state.
Barry's next court appearance is a pre trial hearing set
for November three, which obviously we will not be able
to watch. At that hearing, they could set a date
for his trial, and since Barry has not officially entered
(03:58):
a plea, he also could do so at that hearing.
So let me know in the comments what you think
about this ruling. Do you think it's fair to preserve
the integrity of the court proceedings or do you think
it's twenty twenty five and we have the ability two
stream public hearings and we should. For those of you asking,
Grammy is doing much better. She's at an impatient rehab
(04:19):
facility coming home Sunday, and I knew she was feeling
better when She looked at me and said, girl, you
need to get those roots touched up. So that's what
I'm doing today. And tonight is my daughter's last game
for football. She's a cheerleader, So I'll be out there
freezing my tushi off for about three hours. I may
go by ARII and see if they have one of
those heat vests or something I can throw on, because y'all,
(04:42):
we are not built for cold in the South. The
only time I like the cold is when I'm like
mid hot flash. So that is it for today. I
hope you guys have a good rest of your afternoon
and we will see you soon.
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