The booking photo of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who has been charged with homicide in connection to the fatal stabbing of metro Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.

Detroit Evening Report: Defense attorneys seek to dismiss remaining charges against man accused of killing Samantha Woll

July 25, 2024

The man accused of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll could face a new trial on two charges.Subscribe to the...

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The booking photo of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who has been charged with homicide in connection to the fatal stabbing of metro Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.

Suspect in Samantha Woll murder trial found not guilty of first-degree murder

July 18, 2024

The agonizing month-long trial for the man charged with murdering Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll has ended with a partial...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Judge says jury deadlocked in Samantha Woll murder trial

July 12, 2024

The jury tasked with deciding the fate of the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll will resume...

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FILE - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022.

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

April 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the...

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Advocates celebrate three years of Michigan expungement law

April 12, 2024

Over 280,000 Michiganders have seen misdemeanors and felonies removed from their records under the state’s “clean slate” law. That’s according...

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Defendant James Crumbley speaks before his sentencing for involuntary manslaughter in a school shooting committed by his son, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich. His wife, Jennifer Crumbley, center, listens. The Crumbleys were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.

Crumbleys’ sentencing opens door to appeal

April 11, 2024

Now that the parents of the Oxford school shooter have been sentenced, they can file an appeal and request publicly...

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Nicole Beausoleil, mother of Oxford High shooting victim Madisyn Baldwin, sits as video is played showing the shooting at Oxford H.S., Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich. James Crumbley is the father of Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students and wounded more at Oxford High School and is charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to safely store a handgun used by his son in the 2021 attack and ignoring signs of the boy's mental despair.

Jury deliberations to begin in James Crumbley manslaughter trial

March 13, 2024

Closing arguments began Wednesday afternoon in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four...

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James Crumbley enters the courtroom during his motion hearing at Oakland County Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich.

Jury selection underway in James Crumbley manslaughter trial

March 6, 2024

Jury selection began on Tuesday at the manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four classmates...

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Facing racial disparity concerns, Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission to undergo review

February 20, 2024

The body that’s responsible for investigating and punishing judicial misconduct in Michigan has agreed to a review of its record...

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Detroit Today: Does Michigan’s new budget unfairly tip the criminal justice scale?

August 1, 2023

On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s new $57.4 billion budget into law. Expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year include...

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