“Jennifer Crumbley is going to take the stand and tell you about her life, her son … and when he did something she could have not have predicted,” Smith said, though a date for her testimony was not announced.
The mother is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the November 2021 shooting that left four students dead and seven other injured.
MORE: Manslaughter trial begins for Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooter
Jennifer Crumbley pleaded not guilty to all charges in December 2021. A separate trial for her husband, James Crumbley, who is also facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, will begin in March.
The trial is a rare case of parents being charged in connection to a child’s mass shooting.
Jury selection was completed on Wednesday with 12 jurors and five alternates.
