Jennifer Crumbley, mother of the convicted Oxford High School shooter, is seeking to overturn her involuntary manslaughter convictions, claiming that the prosecutor engaged in what her attorney describes as a “sham prosecution.” According to CBS News Detroit, Crumbley and her husband James were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison following the 2021 shooting that resulted in four student deaths and seven other injuries.
In a recent filing, Crumbley’s attorney argued that she was not legally required to control or prevent her son from committing the shooting. “This entire prosecution of Mrs. Crumbley was a sham that should never have been allowed to proceed to trial,” Michael R. Dezsi stated, as reported by WOOD. The appeal also criticized the prosecution for charging Ethan Crumbley as an adult while alleging that his mother failed to control her minor son.
Further, the defense contends there were irregularities and errors during the trial, including claims that prosecutors suppressed evidence, but a judge ruled the violation was not severe enough to warrant a new trial. “We have discovered documents proving that the prosecutor engaged in an orchestrated smear campaign, paid for with taxpayers’ money, and made secret deals with witnesses to testify for the prosecution,” Dezsi wrote, as noted by The Detroit News…