Teen convicted of school attack plot faces re-sentencing:
The Michigan mutant, Andrew Osantowski, will have to wait until October to find out how much more will be added to his 4 1/2-year sentence. He was originally supposed to find out tomorrow but has been delayed because Osantowski’s attorney is appealing the conviction to the Michigan Supreme Court. I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m pretty sure that Osantowski’s conviction will be upheld.
Osantowski to seek Supreme Court appeal:
The last time we heard from convicted school shooting plotter Andrew Osantowski, his conviction was upheld, and he found out that he might receive more prison time according to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Now his attorney is appealing to the Michigan Supreme Court.
The appellate attorney for Andrew Osantowski said that she will ask the state Supreme Court to hear arguments on a half-dozen issues, including the constitutionality of the terrorism statute and his sentencing guideline range.
Marla McCowan, Osantowski’s appellate attorney, said she also asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its March 2006 decision to allow Osantowski’s statement to be used in the case. McCowan said she is arguing that Osantowski’s Miranda rights were not properly provided. She said a decision on that issue could be made by May.
Osantowski is scheduled for resentencing June 13th, but this appeal could delay that.
Teen imprisoned in massacre plot could get longer sentence:
It seems that the Michigan Mutant, Andrew Osantowski, may be spending more time behind bars than his original 4 1/2-year sentence.
The Michigan Court of Appeals said the trial judge made an error in calculating Osantowski’s sentence. Macomb County assistant prosecutor Josh Abbott said that Osantowski’s minimum sentence should be at least 7 to 10 years.
Of course, I’m sure this will be tied up in appeals until kingdom come.
Also, his conviction was upheld.
Teen imprisoned in massacre plot sentenced in unrelated cases:
The Michigan Mutant, Andrew Osantowski has been sentenced for the break-in at a local gun shop. He received a sentence of 11 months, but they may as well just throw out the charges because he’ll serve in concurrently with his 4 1/2-year sentence for the school plot. Way to serve justice there, Judge. A concurrent sentence will be sure to teach him a lesson.
Our favorite Michigan mutant, Andrew Osantowski, is back in the news again. This time for one of his many sentencings. He will be sentenced on March 6th for charges of breaking and entering into a gun shop, which he pleaded guilty to. He had stolen the guns in preparation for his planned assault against Chippewa Valley High School. He is already serving a 4 1/2 year sentence for the plot.
Judges seek info in Kerns case:
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has requested a transcript of the trial of Tobin Kerns before ruling on the matter of whether or not Juvenile Court Judge Louis Coffin can rule his verdict based on a general threats statute rather than a statue regarding threatening to use deadly weapons which is what Kerns was indicted for.
If Coffin rules based on a general threats statute, the prosecution must prove that the threat was targeted at a specific individual and was communicated to that individual.
Which to my knowledge it wasn’t.
Assistant District Attorney Gail McKenna has 14 days to submit a brief explaining why this such an extraordinary circumstance that the Supreme Judicial Court has to intervene. I wonder if the Joe Nee trial will get this kind of scrutiny.
The last we heard on the fate of Tobin Kerns was back in October, when a Massachusetts supreme court justice refused to rule on the interpretation of the law regarding communicating a threat. The matter now is expected to be argued before the full Supreme Judicial Court on February 8th. Let’s hope that Tobin will finally be exonerated come the 8th.
The original Michigan mutant, Andrew Osantowski, is back in the news again. This time, he’s pleaded guilty to larceny charges for stealing tools from a cemetery. The sentence for this charge should be handed down at the end of February.
Teen imprisoned in massacre plot pleads guilty to stealing guns:
The original Michigan mutant, Andrew Osantowki, has pleaded guilty to stealing two guns that were unrelated to his school shooting plot conviction. In June 2004, he had stolen an AK-47 and a shotgun from a gun shop. Osantowski still has to go to yet another trial in January for theft charges for a stolen golf cart that was taken from a golf course and tools he stole from a cemetery.
Student pleads to weapons violations:
Will wonders never cease? Robin Kittrell, the Georgia teen who brought guns to school allegedly to prevent a Columbine-like attack, has actually pleaded guilty to six counts of possession of a weapon on school property, one count of carrying a concealed weapon and two counts of underage possession of a firearm. Not only that, but no deal was struck along with the plea.
This is the kind of the kid who deserves help. Not the kid who shoots up his school or kills his family. It’s obvious to me that this kid had good intentions but incredibly bad judgment. It’s not too late for him.