Michigan school shooter’s parents do not have to help their son with his appeal, court rules
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A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence.
A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence. Ethan was sentenced in December after pleading guilty to gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. He was 15 at the time. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were each sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison earlier this year following manslaughter convictions. As part of the appeal of his sentence, Ethan asked a state court for the confidential pre-sentence reports used in the trial of his parents, arguing his family and home environment are relevant to his appeal. On Wednesday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews sided with the parents and denied the request for the pre-sentence reports, according to Ashley Williams, a member of Matthews’ legal staff. The sentencing court was required to consider his family background, including his home environment, because he was under the age of 18 at the time of the offenses, Ethan’s attorneys wrote in a motion earlier this month.
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