“End of my reign”: Colorado District Attorney emails staff about impending disbarment
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - An email obtained by KRDO13 Investigates reveals that 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley was surprised by how quickly state disciplinary authorities issued a ruling to disbar her.
Stanley, led the botched prosecution of Barry Morphew, in the murder of his wife Suzanne.
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In an 83-page order, state disciplinary judges ruled that Stanley made at least three inappropriate statements to the media during the Morphew prosecution, failed to supervise the case, and opened a retaliatory criminal investigation into the judge over rulings he made against her team. Stanley ultimately dismissed the murder charge against Morphew.
In the email, Stanley proclaimed, disbarment was "the ultimate goal all along" so the governor could appoint a Democrat or "take away everything" she has worked for.
According to her attorney, despite the disbarment ruling, Stanley wants to finish her term as district attorney, which expires in January. If Stanley is disbarred, the governor will appoint someone to fill the district attorney role until the next elected district attorney, Jeff Lindsey, takes office in January. It's unclear if Stanley plans to appeal.
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KRDO13 Investigates reached out to DA Stanley for comment on the email. She has not responded.
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