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No new trials for Michigan school shooter’s parents despite violation by prosecutors, judge rules
- On June 11, 2025, Judge Cheryl Matthews rejected James and Jennifer Crumbley’s appeals for new trials in Oxford, Michigan, confirming their convictions.
- The Crumbleys sought new trials arguing prosecutors failed to disclose secret proffer agreements made with school employees before their 2024 manslaughter trials.
- Judge Matthews ruled the prosecution's withholding of agreements did not affect the fairness of the trials or the jury’s verdicts, which found the Crumbleys negligent in their son's fatal shooting.
- The Crumbleys were found guilty on four involuntary manslaughter charges related to their son Ethan’s 2021 Oxford High School shooting, which resulted in the deaths of four students and injuries to seven others.
- The judge’s ruling sustains the convictions, confirms the trials were fair, and signals that further appeals will be necessary, while refocusing attention on the victims’ justice.
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No New Trials For Michigan School Shooter's Parents: Judge
No New Trials For Michigan School Shooter's Parents: Judge - Rochester-Rochester Hills, MI - Despite finding that prosecutors committed a violation by not disclosing agreements with witnesses, a judge denied new trials for Crumbleys.
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The Hamilton SpectatorNo new trials for Michigan school shooter’s parents despite violation by prosecutors, judge rules
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday denied requests for new trials by the parents of a Michigan school shooter, despite finding that prosecutors had committed a violation by failing to disclose agreements with two important witnesses. Setting aside the involuntary manslaughter convictions of James and Jennifer Crumbley and starting over would be too severe, Oakland County Judge Cheryl Matthews said. “The court would effectively be ignoring the i…
Judge upholds James and Jennifer Crumbley's convictions
PONTIAC, Mich. (Court TV) — A Michigan judge denied appeals from both James and Jennifer Crumbley, upholding their convictions of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly shooting at Oxford High School. James and Jennifer Crumbley sit with their attorneys at their sentencing hearing on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Court TV) The Crumbleys were tried separately, but were each convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the d…
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