Tristan Carr's November 1 court appearance!

Due to a medical appointment in Springfield MO, I was unable to attend hearing #2 that took place in the Judicial Building in Forsyth, Missouri on November 1, 2016. Apparently not much transpired as only a few motions showed up on the docket for Tristan Carr.

Of some note was the successful motion by the defense to change judges. Judge Williams is out and now Judge Eighmy will be in charge. Eric Eighmy is an associate judge of the 38th Judicial Circuit Court in Taney County, Missouri. He was elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that expires on December 31, 2018..

Previously, he was a municipal court judge for the municipalities of Forsyth in Taney County and Highlandville in Christian County. Between January 20, 2014, and his ascension to the associate circuit bench, he was the judge for the municipality of Hollister in Taney County during Judge Randall Anglen's leave from the bench. I don't have much else on this man, but had to wonder why the defense didn't desire to stay with Judge Williams??

Other motions made by the defense included asking for Mr. Carr to be allowed in normal clothes with no restraints while he is in court. That one is pending, and a request to limited pre-trail publicity in accordance with Rule 16. This too appears to be pending.

There was no mention of a future court date at the time of this post.

Tristan Carr November 1 hearing!

Forsyth MO - Eighteen year old Tristan Carr, being held at the Taney Country jail on a half million dollar bond will appear before Judge Tony Williams at 9AM on November 1, 2016.

This will be the defendants second appearance in open court. The first time was on October 25 where his attorney asked for a bond reduction (denied) and a change of judge (also denied). His next appearance could go a number of ways, depending on the what options are available. But, what is pretty certain will be the need for the prosecutor's office to supply enough evidence for Judge Williams to make a decision on whether there is or is not enough there to either dismiss the case or to carry it forward to a trail. My bet is that the defense will ask for another continuance pending the outcome of a mental examination. That is speculation on my part, but were I in his shoes, I'd be looking at any way I could to plea down what is a charge of premeditated first degree murder. A charge that does carry the possibility of the death penalty in Missouri.

I hope to attend this hearing and will report on what I saw and heard later on November 1st.