Amanda Forrester / news@whmi.com

An Oakland County judge upheld the guilty verdicts of James and Jennifer Crumbley for their roles in the Oxford High School shooting.

Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews issued the ruling on Wednesday, following appeals by both Crumbleys.

“Defendant Jennifer Crumbley received a trial and verdict worthy of confidence based on the cumulative effect of the significant evidence against her,” Matthews said in her opinion, shared by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald.

“Today Judge Cheryl Matthews’ upheld the guilty verdicts of James and Jennifer Crumbley and denied their requests for new trials,” McDonald said. “These cases have always been about just one thing: justice for Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myer, Hana St. Juliana, Justin Shilling and the other Oxford victims. Judge Matthews’ ruling makes clear that no issue raised by the defense affected the trial or the jury’s verdict. Now that the juries’ verdicts have been reviewed and upheld, it is time to turn our attention away from the Crumbleys and refocus on the Oxford victims. The bottom line is both James and Jennifer Crumbley were convicted by juries of their peers after receiving a fair trial.”

Both Jennifer and James Crumbley were sentenced to 10-15 years for four counts of involuntary manslaughter last year. Their guilty verdicts were the first time parents in the U.S. were convicted of manslaughter for a mass shooting carried out by their child. Ethan Crumbley killed four and injured seven others on Nov. 30, 2021, at Oxford High School.

Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His appeal to withdraw his guilty plea and be resentenced was denied in May of this year.