Colorado judge orders Barry Morphew arrest affidavit to remain sealed in slaying of wife Suzanne Morphew

A Colorado judge ruled last week that the lengthy arrest affidavit for Barry Morphew, who is charged with murdering his wife Suzanne, will remain sealed, according to a freedom of information group in the Centennial State.

The media consortium includes the Associated Press, the Denver Post, Fox affiliates KDVR-TV and KXRM-TV as well as a half-dozen other outlets, Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition Executive Director Jeffrey Roberts wrote on his organization’s website Wednesday. "The Media Consortium questions the legitimacy of denying public access to the entire Affidavit based upon the length and details contained within it and also questions the likelihood that this information can’t be redacted," District Court Judge Patrick W. Murphy wrote in an order published to the CFOIC site. "However, it wasn’t merely the details and length of the Affidavit that resulted in the Court’s decision to restrict public access."