“ Prosecutors said she was “grossly negligent” in giving a gun to her son, who was 15 at the time, and not helping him obtain mental health treatment despite showing warning signs. ”
I’m not sure 15 years is long enough for the damage he did
“Prosecutors said she was ‘grossly negligent...’”
Gross negligence is most often a civil charge; criminal negligence is a criminal charge. Gross negligence in a criminal proceeding is usually associated with the negligent person actually committing the crime that caused the injury (for example, a drunk driver running over a kid on a bike).
The state had to show that Chumley should have been aware that her son was bent on mass murder and that she failed to prevent it.
There was NO evidence brought out in the trial to support that.
The jury “read into” the case more than what was presented as evidence. In other words, the jury assumed she “should have known.”
This can make for bad case law.
Didnt give the gun.