Ethan Crumbley’s trial is scheduled for January; the parents’ trial is scheduled for Oct. 24. All of the Crumbleys are being held in the Oakland County Jail.
In the filing, attorneys Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman argue judges abused their discretion in binding their clients over to circuit court – and that evidence regarding any knowledge of their son’s state of mind before the shooting should not have been accepted and should not be permitted at the couple’s trial.
During a meeting with school officials the morning of the shooting, the parents were told Ethan had scrawled violent drawings on his homework and was seen searching for ammunition on his cellphone. Oakland Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews recently issued a gag order against any of the attorneys in the case, including the prosecutor’s office, from discussing matters with the news media. Calls from The News to all parties for comment were declined Tuesday.
The filings argue that District Court Judge Julie Nicholson and Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews both abused their discretion in accepting testimony and evidence used to show negligence on the part of their clients. They also noted Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald was pushing the parents’ prosecution as part of a gun-owner responsibility agenda.
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