The Convicted Mother of a Michigan School Shooter Is Seeking a New Trial Over Witness Deals

The Convicted Mother of a Michigan School Shooter Is Seeking a New Trial Over Witness Deals
Jennifer Crumbley talks to her attorney, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. Carlos Osorio, Pool/AP Photo
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PONTIAC, Mich.—The first U.S. parent to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a child asked a Michigan judge to throw out her conviction Friday, arguing that her trial was spoiled by the prosecutor’s failure to disclose key details about two major witnesses.

Nick Ejak and Shawn Hopkins, employees at Oxford High School, were not given immunity in the fatal shooting of four students in 2021. But they had agreed to speak to prosecutors when promised that their words would not be used against them.