詹妮弗·克拉克利因与她儿子在密歇根州一所高中实施的枪击案有关而被判过失杀人罪,随着她的上诉进入法庭,她要求从监狱释放。
律师迈克尔·德齐在新动议中争辩说,谁今年被判10到15年监禁-没有犯任何罪,对任何人都没有危险,也不会逃跑。
Dezsi说,Crumbley应该被允许保释,这将让她离开女子休伦谷惩教设施,同时承诺在法庭日期出现。
“没有理由把她关起来,”德齐说。“她没有伤害任何人,也没有逃跑的危险。这个案子有点过火,把整个国家的问题归咎于一个家长。”
詹尼弗·克里利和她的丈夫詹姆斯·克里利,被判10到15年监禁四月,在每个人都被判有罪后四项过失杀人罪在不同的审判中。
这些审判是罕见的父母因其在孩子开枪事件中的角色而面临刑事指控的案例。
德齐称判决不公平,并声称该案件是基于与两名证人的秘密交易。
德齐说:“把克拉克利夫人关在监狱里树立了一个坏榜样,奖励了不公平的起诉。”。
“我们不仅仅是支持她——我们是支持所有有朝一日可能面临这种情况的美国人,”他补充道。
法庭还没有决定是否允许她交保释金。
针对这份文件,奥克兰县首席助理检察官大卫·威廉姆斯(David Williams)在一份声明中表示,“詹妮弗·克拉克利提出的法律问题已经被密歇根州上诉法院审理并驳回”,在上诉过程中,她应该继续留在监狱服刑。
威廉姆斯在声明中说:“詹妮弗·克鲁利由她的同龄人组成的陪审团审判,是因为她自己的行为和不行为导致了牛津高中的枪击事件,而不是因为她儿子牛津高中枪手的行为。”“一个由12个人组成的陪审团听取了证词,审查了无数的证据,然后一致认定她犯有指控的罪行,法官据此对她作出了判决。这是一系列令人震惊的事实,导致了定罪和10-15年的监禁。”
2021年,克拉利夫妇的儿子伊桑·克拉利在牛津高中开枪打死四名学生,当时他才15岁。他是被判终身监禁不得假释。
检察官说,詹妮弗和詹姆斯·克雷利在枪击案发生前几天忽视了几个警告信号。检察官辩称,这对父母还为他们的儿子买了枪击中使用的枪,但未能保护武器并限制他们的儿子接触它。
Mom convicted in Michigan school shooting case asks to be released from prison
Jennifer Crumbley, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting her son carried out at a Michigan high school, is asking to be released from prison as her appeal moves through the courts.
Attorney Michael Dezsi argued in the new motion that Crumbley -- whowas sentenced this year to 10 to 15 years in prison-- hasn't committed any crimes, isn't a danger to anyone and won't run away.
Dezsi said that Crumbley should be allowed to post bond, which would let her leave the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility while promising to appear at court dates.
"There's no reason to keep her locked up," Dezsi said. "She hasn't hurt anyone, and she's not a flight risk. This case is an overreach, blaming a parent for the problems of a whole nation."
Jennifer Crumbley and her husband, James Crumbley,were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prisonin April after each was found guilty offour counts of involuntary manslaughterin separate trials.
The trials were a rare case of parents facing criminal charges over their role in a shooting carried out by their child.
Dezsi called the sentence unfair and claimed the case was based on secret deals with two witnesses.
"Keeping Mrs. Crumbley in prison sets a bad example and rewards unfair prosecutions," Dezsi said.
"We're not just standing up for her -- we're standing up for all Americans who could face this kind of situation someday," he added.
The court hasn't decided yet whether she'll be allowed to post bond.
In response to the filing, Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor David Williams said in a statement that the "legal issues raised by Jennifer Crumbley have already been heard and rejected by the Michigan Court of Appeals" and that she should remain in prison serving her sentence during the appeals process.
"Jennifer Crumbley was tried by a jury of her peers for her own actions and inactions leading to the shooting at Oxford High School -- not for the actions of her son, the Oxford High School shooter," Williams said in the statement. "A jury of twelve individuals listened to testimony and reviewed countless pieces of evidence before they unanimously found her guilty as charged and she was sentenced by the judge accordingly. This was an egregious set of facts that resulted in a conviction along with a 10–15-year prison sentence."
The Crumbleys' son, Ethan Crumbley, was 15 years old at the time he opened fire at Oxford High School in 2021, killing four students. He wassentenced to life in prison without parole.
Prosecutors said Jennifer and James Crumbley ignored several warning signs in the days leading up to the shooting. The parents also bought their son the gun used in the shooting and failed to secure the weapon and limit their son's access to it, prosecutors argued.