Oxford High School shooter seeks to appeal life without parole sentence
OXFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Oxford High School shooter plans to appeal the life without parole sentence he was given for the shooting that left four teens dead.
According to court documents filed by the State Appellate Defender Office, new attorneys have taken on the case and will appeal the sentence.
Oxford High School shooter's sentence: life in prison without parole
On Friday, the Oxford High School shooter returned to court for his final appearance in Judge Kwame Rowe's courtroom where a bit of closure on some level was brought to the families in Oxford.
Judge Kwame Rowe sentenced the teen shooter to life in December. The decision came after Rowe weighed days-worth of testimony given during the shooter's Miller hearing. Before the Miller hearing, the shooter pleaded guilty to a number of murder and terrorism charges in 2022.
"The court cannot ignore the deep trauma defendant caused the state of Michigan, but in particular the Oxford community. The court simply cannot ignore that," Rowe said during the sentencing. "He chose not to die on that day, because he wanted the notoriety."
In the court filing, the shooter's lawyers also sought to prevent him from testifying at his parents' trials.
Trial for Oxford High School shooter's mom Jennifer Crumbley begins Tuesday with jury selection
Jury selection begins for Jennifer Crumbley's trial on Tuesday after she was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. It's the first time the parent of a mass shooter has been charged.
His mother's trial begins Tuesday and his father's trial will be held later this year after the parents requested they be tried separately.
Both parents are charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from their actions leading up to the Nov. 30, 2021, school shooting. Prosecutors have argued that James and Jennifer Crumbley ignored their son's mental health and bought him the gun used.
The lawyers do not want the shooter to testify because of his appeal and the overlap in facts of the three cases, according to the court filing.