GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In a matter of months, the attorney for Jason Symonds will appeal his current sentencing before the Michigan Court of Appeals.
“Because Mr. Symonds was originally convicted by a jury trial, he has an absolute right to an appeal,” said attorney Alona Sharon.
At 16, Symonds was convicted for the 1994 rape and killing of 5-year-old Nicole VanNoty in Battle Creek…