Judge Cheryl Matthews said she doesn't have jurisdiction to remove Prosecutor Karen McDonald. Jennifer Crumbley's attorney ...

Judge denies Crumbley's motion to disqualify Oakland County Prosecutor, imposes sanctions on defense attorney.

A judge has denied a motion seeking to remove and disqualify Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald from Jennifer ...

An Oakland County judge has denied a motion filed by Jennifer Crumbley's attorney to remove Prosecutor Karen McDonald from ...

The prosecution counters that the proffer agreements did not promise immunity or leniency, and therefore did not have to be ...

The defense had long complained that the prosecution was badmouthing the Crumbleys and asked Judge Cheryl Matthews early on to do something about it. So, the judge issued a gag order in 2022 following ...

The filing by Crumbley's legal team - an instant motion - was not deemed appropriate, Judge Matthews ruled in her analysis.

In her eight-page order issued Tuesday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews wrote that she "clearly does not have jurisdiction" to decide whether McDonald should be disqualified from the ...