GUILTY IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, partially eaten, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *appeal 2022 denied*

[FrostedGlass]

From the above article: "Due to the setup of the courtroom and current temporary restrictions due to COVID-19, spectators will not be allowed to be present during the trial. However, it will be live streamed via the Indiana Supreme Court website."

I think this is it:

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[JerseyGirl]

Man Who Killed And Ate Girlfriend Competent To Stand Trial – WBIW

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 with the jury pool coming from Allen County.

Attorneys tried to select a new jury from Hamilton County, but they found that due to media coverage, many potential jurors already knew details about the case.

 

[FrostedGlass]

As of the end of business on Friday, there is still a hearing scheduled for tomorrow (8/30):
Joseph Oberhansley
10C04-1409-MR-000001
Clark Circuit Court 4
Judicial Officer: Carmichael, Vicki L
08/31/2020; Hearing 10:00 AM
09/08/2020: Jury Trial 9:00 AM

Clark Co. is one that I have seen streaming; hopefully this hearing will be available for viewing. This map will have links to all the counties that are live.
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[Niner]

Monday, August 31st:
*Hearing (via Zoom) (@ 10am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph Albert Oberhansley (33/now 39) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with 1st degree murder, felony burglary & 3rd degree rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial set to begin on 9/8/20 with Jury selection (Jury will be picked from Allen County & trial will be in Clark County – jury selection should take about 3 days.)
*Charged (7/29/13) with strangulation & resisting LE.
*Charged (7/23/14) with criminal recklessness & resisting LE.
Court information from 8/19/19 thru 6/25/20 reference post #160 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *Mistrial*
8/19/20 Update: Defense attorneys for Oberhansley & prosecutors met Tuesday for an online hearing with Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael after her court received notice that his competency had been restored during a second stay at Logansport State Hospital. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 with the jury pool coming from Allen County. Other charges hearing on 9/24/20.
8/30/20 Update: Murder: Hearing on 8/31/20.

 

[FrostedGlass]

I believe they held the hearing today but I missed almost all of it. I kept checking until 10:30 and they were not streaming but when I came back an hour later, they were.

I didn't have time to listen but I did catch they are still going to Allen Co. for the jurists, they will be wearing masks during the trial and JO (at least I think it was him) put in a request for a haircut before the trial.

 

[Niner]

Here's an article about the hearing.

Joseph Oberhansley appears in court ahead of murder trial next week

August 31, 2020
JEFFERSONVILLE — The judge in a six-year-old Clark County homicide will decide if any mental health evidence can be permitted at the defendant’s second trial scheduled for next week.
[.....]
During the hearing, in which attorneys wore face masks and spoke to the judge between clear partitions positioned at their tables and the bench, legal teams argued specifics around the mental health evidence, which Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael has taken under advisement.

Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull requested the court allow no mental health evidence be brought before the jury, following a stipulation filed last year between the parties when Oberhansley requested to have the intent to use the insanity defense removed from the case, against the wishes of his attorneys.

Judge Carmichael granted the defendant’s request and Mull later withdrew his intent to seek the death penalty, filing instead an intent to seek life without parole.
[.....]
Jury selection is expected to start Sept. 8 in Allen County, with attorneys seeking to secure 12 jurors and four alternates. During the trial itself, which will be held in Clark County, jurors will be spread out among the gallery seats to maintain social distancing. The open seats they will use were already marked Monday with numbers. All other seats were closed off with caution tape.

The public will not be permitted to attend the trial in person due to COVID-19 safety and space precautions; however, it will be live-streamed via the Indiana Supreme Court website.

 

[FrostedGlass]

There's been a little flurry of activity; here's the definition for Motion In Limine:
A pretrial motion asking that certain evidence be found inadmissible, and that it not be referred to or offered at trial.

08/31/2020 = Motion In Limine Filed
Filed By:Oberhansley, Joseph

09/03/2020 = Motion In Limine Filed
Filed By:Oberhansley, Joseph

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Clarification of Jury Process) entered.

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Mot in Limine RE: Photographs) entered.

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Leading questions) entered.

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Juror Impartiality) entered.

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Mental Health Testimony) entered.

09/03/2020 = Administrative Event
Entry (Motion in Limine - Improper Considerations) entered.

09/08/2020 = Jury Trial
Session:09/08/2020 9:00 AM, Judicial Officer: Carmichael, Vicki L

 

[Niner]

Thanks @FrostedGlass - was just coming over here to see if the trial was still a "go" on Monday!

 

[FrostedGlass]

I"m glad you asked... I have a list of cases I check just about every day; but this change must have come in at the last minute. I even checked the Supreme Ct site yesterday to see if it had been scheduled yet.

09/04/2020 = Objection Filed
DEFENSE OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO SELECTION OF A JURY AND TRIAL BY JURY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Filed By: Oberhansley, Joseph
File Stamp: 09/04/2020

 

[Niner]

OH NOOOOOO!!!!!!!

 

[FrostedGlass]

OH NOOOOOO!!!!!!!

That made me laugh...

Reminds me of a recent case I was watching. They had all agreed to a plea deal, judge went over all the points and was to the very end where she said: 'Do you want me to accept your guilty plea?' and he said: 'No.' and then went on to say he was only pleading guilty to get it over with. So it was rescheduled.

 

[Niner]

Going to post this - and wait for @FrostedGlass to let me know IF this is still a "go".

Tuesday, September 8th:
*Trial set to begin-Maybe! (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph Albert Oberhansley (33/now 39) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with 1st degree murder, felony burglary & 3rd degree rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial set to begin on 9/8/20 with Jury selection (Jury will be picked from Allen County & trial will be in Clark County – jury selection should take about 3 days.)
Motions in Limine: 8/31/20 & 9/3/20 filed by Oberhansley; 9/3/20: Entry (Clarification of Jury Process) entered, entry (Motion in Limine re photographs) entered, entry (Leading questions) entered, entry (juror impartiality) entered, entry (mental health testimony) entered & entry (Motion in Limine-improper considerations) entered.
*Charged (7/29/13) with strangulation & resisting LE.
*Charged (7/23/14) with criminal recklessness & resisting LE.
Court information from 8/19/19 thru 6/25/20 reference post #160 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *Mistrial*
8/19/20 Update: Defense attorneys for Oberhansley & prosecutors met Tuesday for an online hearing with Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael after her court received notice that his competency had been restored during a second stay at Logansport State Hospital. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 with the jury pool coming from Allen County. Other charges hearing on 9/24/20. 8/30/20 Update: Hearing on 8/31/20.
8/31/20 Update: During the hearing, in which attorneys wore face masks & spoke to the judge between clear partitions positioned at their tables & the bench, legal teams argued specifics around the mental health evidence, which Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael has taken under advisement. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull requested the court allow no mental health evidence be brought before the jury, following a stipulation filed last year between the parties when Oberhansley requested to have the intent to use the insanity defense removed from the case, against the wishes of his attorneys. Judge Carmichael granted the defendant’s request & Mull later withdrew his intent to seek the death penalty, filing instead an intent to seek life without parole. Defense attorney Bart Betteau said in court that leaving out mental health information would only present half the story to the jury, and argued that Oberhansley’s attorneys do not intend to use that as a defense but to give a fuller picture. Jury selection is expected to start Sept. 8 in Allen County, with attorneys seeking to secure 12 jurors & four alternates. During the trial itself, which will be held in Clark County, jurors will be spread out among the gallery seats to maintain social distancing. The open seats they will use were already marked Monday with numbers. All other seats were closed off with caution tape. It will be live-streamed via the Indiana Supreme Court website.
9/4/20: Objection filed by Oberhansley. Defense objection to proceeding to selection of a jury & trial by jury during COVID-19 pandemic.

 

[FrostedGlass]

I haven't found anything else on this case. The timing of the filing may have caught reporters off guard... being a holiday weekend. I've even checked Allen County news but I don't really expect any news from there at this time.

 

[Niner]

Guess we will find at 9am ET - 4pm here... maybe just a hearing on the defense's motion to continue....

 

[FrostedGlass]

He's the only one on the Clark Circuit Court 4 calendar for 9 am. I know Clark Co. livestreams but I don't know if Ct 4 does.

Actually, I'm not even sure if that's just a marker for the beginning of the trial or if something actually happens with the attorneys, etc.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Clark Co came on and the Magistrate went first. He went through his cases and now Court #2 is hearing cases. This stream has an interesting configuration...15 frames are showing at once some are the defendants and some are attorneys. It saves time to have them all there waiting like what happens in the courtroom.

He only has around 15 to hear; maybe he will turn the stream over to Court #4 to hear what's going on with Oberhansley.

 

[FrostedGlass]

O filed a new objection today:

09/08/2020 Objection Filed
motion in limine
Filed By: Oberhansley, Joseph
File Stamp: 09/07/2020

The folks who are appearing from home may not realize the public can be watching them.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Clark Co has ended streaming, with nothing from court 4. Maybe it's a cost issue that only a couple of courts stream in these smaller counties.

I wonder if they will still go ahead with jury selection. Remember that Sandifur's trial was rescheduled due to Covid and another one jury trial I was watching was rescheduled, too. They gave the cause as C.R. 4... it that a Covid ruling?

 

[Niner]

Thanks for all those updates! Could be - C.R.4- Covid ruling - ?

 

[FrostedGlass]

I've been watching a couple of Elkhart Co. cases, trying to get a time frame for the sentencing. One is a jury trial on 8/17/2020 and that's the last entry. I can't find him in the Inmate Lookup or even a news article about the trial. The other one assisted a criminal who committed murder + failure to report a dead body. The judge accepted the plea bargain on 8/17/2020 and sentenced him on 9/03/2020. He got 3 years + 3 enhanced with 1 year suspended on the first count and 1 year, (suspended) on the second count. Plus other stuff.