OBERHANSLEY v. STATE

Supreme Court Case No. 20S-LW-620.

208 N.E.3d 1261 (2023)

Joseph Albert OBERHANSLEY, Appellant (Defendant below) v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Filed May 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: Cara Schaefer Wieneke , Brooklyn, Indiana, Victoria Bailey Casanova , Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General of Indiana, Kelly A. Loy , Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.


Joseph Albert Oberhansley was convicted of burglary and the murder of his former partner, Tammy Jo Blanton—crimes he concedes were "horrific and brutal."1 The jury recommended, and the trial court imposed, a sentence of life imprisonment without the...

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