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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley will appear in court where a judge will decide whether he could be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley is set to learn in a court hearing Friday whether he can serve life in prison without the possibility of parole . The hearing -- called a Miller hearing -- is being held due to Crumbley's age. He was just 15 at the time of the shooting, and juveniles convicted of first-degree murder in the state of Michigan cannot automatically be sentenced to life in prison without parole , like adults. A separate hearing will be held in December for his sentencing. MORE: Oxford school shooting victim offers emotional testimony on seeing classmates shot: 'I just prayed' Crumbley pleaded guilty to killing four students and wounding seven others at a Michigan high school in November 2021. The hearing began in July when victims of the Michigan shooting gave emotional testimony in ...

A California appeals court says Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be released from prison on parole LOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole. The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020. She has been recommended for parole five times since 2016. All of those recommendations were rejected by either Newsom or former California Gov. Jerry Brown. Newsom could request that California Attorney General Rob Bonta petition the California Supreme Court to stop her release. Bonta's office referred questions to Newsom's office, which didn't respond to queries about possible next steps. Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other fol lower s kill Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, an...