Judge rejects Crumbley parents' request to attend Oxford shooter's pre-sentencing hearing

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County judge denied a request from the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to attend their son's hearing that will determine if he will be eligible for parole. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews denied the request Wednesday, but did not give a reason. Prosecutors balked at the March 27 request, filed by the Crumbleys' attorneys Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman. Smith and Lehman said the May 1 Miller hearing, where Judge Kwame Rowe will hear testimony to indicate if there are mitigating factors that would make it unconstitutional to sentence the...