Rick Pluta

3 days ago | wgvunews.org | Rick Pluta

The mother of the Oxford High School shooter wants to be released from prison while she appeals her involuntary manslaughter convictions. Jennifer Crumbley’s attorney filed the request with the Michigan Court of Appeals. One of the challenges, says Crumbley attorney Michael Deszi, is there’s no Michigan law that specifically allowed prosecutors to the charge the parents for crimes committed by their son.

3 days ago | wemu.org | Rick Pluta

The mother of the Oxford High School shooter has asked to be released from prison while she appeals her involuntary manslaughter convictions. The attorney for Jennifer Crumbley filed the request this week with the Michigan Court of Appeals. Her attorney argues that Crumbley should not be forced to remain prison while the legalities of the first-of-its-kind case are sorted out. “At present, Mrs. Crumbley has been incarcerated for over three-and-a-half years,” says the filing dated Tuesday.

3 days ago | michiganpublic.org | Rick Pluta

The mother of the Oxford High School shooter has asked to be released from prison while she appeals her involuntary manslaughter convictions. The attorney for Jennifer Crumbley filed the request this week with the Michigan Court of Appeals. Her attorney argues that Crumbley should not be forced to remain prison while the legalities of the first-of-its-kind case are sorted out. “At present, Mrs. Crumbley has been incarcerated for over three-and-a-half years,” says the filing dated Tuesday.

1 week ago | michiganpublic.org | Rick Pluta

The parents of the Oxford High School shooter plan to appeal their convictions after an Oakland County judge refused their requests for new trials, setting the case on a path that could lead to the Michigan Supreme Court. James and Jennifer Crumbley are challenging their involuntary manslaughter convictions on the grounds that the prosecution never revealed agreements made with key witnesses.

1 week ago | wemu.org | Rick Pluta

The state House voted Wednesday to formally scrap a law that allowed a single judge to act as a grand jury to issue criminal charges. This process was used to indict former Governor Rick Snyder and other members of his administration for alleged crimes related to the Flint water crisis. That was before the Michigan Supreme Court let stand a decision that the one-judge grand jury is unconstitutional. The court said that is because it illegally combined the roles of judge and prosecutor.