GUILTY MI - Jonathon Hoffman, 17, shot to death, West Bloomfield, 18 May 2012

[BetteDavisEyes]

Live stream video/audio kept going out due to intense local storms, but I stuck with it to the end. I'll post something "official" as soon as it's available.

Sentencing started late. Defense attorney wanted some minute changes to court documents. Judge will see that the corrections are made.

Prosecutor read a prepared statement from Jonathan's father. His mother spoke with paper in hand. Prosecutor spoke about why Ms. Layne deserves maximum sentence. Prosecutor also summarized a report from Layne's parole officer.

Defense attorney took some cheap shots at the victim and his parents. Sandra Layne rambled on mindlessly about why she did what she did, complaining about her daughter, former son-in-law, and her grandson.

Judge pronounced a sentence of 20-40 years in a state prison, with 2 years served concurrently for the firearms charge. Defendant must pay restitution. Must have mental health treatment and life skills training.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

This is heart wrenching.. I don't know enough of the case to comment. I will have to look into it.

Seems like grandson was on drugs?? Troubled and his parents did not want him?

There is some history of drug use. Jonathan's parents are divorced and had moved to AZ for new jobs. Shortly after they moved, their daughter, Jonathan's younger sister, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Since much time would be devoted to her care, and because Jonathan wasn't thrilled about starting in a new school in another state, the family agreed that Jonathan would return to Michigan to finish high school with his friends in familiar surroundings and live with his grandmother whom he loved, and she was apparently fond of him.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

West Bloomfield grandmother sentenced 20-40 years in prison for killing grandson

Sandra Layne convicted on second-degree murder in death of Sandra Layne

Published On: Apr 18 2013 03:37:35 PM EDT Updated On: Apr 18 2013 03:43:43 PM EDT

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...dson/-/1719418/19802190/-/af6lt6/-/index.html

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Sandra Layne's new mug shot and prisoner information:

http://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=871584

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Wrongful death suit filed vs. Mich. grandmother

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Michigan woman convicted of killing teen grandson

Author:
Lisa Ray, Managing Editor, ClickOnDetroit.com, lray@wdiv.com

Published On: Nov 13 2013 08:34:18 AM EST

PONTIAC, Mich. -
A wrongful death lawsuit seeking at least $1 million has been filed against a 75-year-old Detroit-area woman who was convicted of killing her 17-year-old grandson.

The lawsuit was filed recently in Oakland County Circuit Court against Sandra Layne and her husband by a representative of Joanthan Hoffman's estate...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ther/-/1719418/22947212/-/7rfkg5/-/index.html


November 12, 2013 at 1:57 pm

Family sues grandma who fatally shot grandson, seeks $1M

Mike Martindale /The Detroit News

Pontiac —The family of a West Bloomfield teenager fatally shot by his grandmother in May 2012 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and her husband seeking $1 million in damages.

The lawsuit was filed in Oakland Circuit Court by Douglas J. Wartell, personal representative of the estate of Jonathan Hoffman, against Sandra and Fred Layne. Sandra Layne, now 75, was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of the teenager at her home and is serving a 20-to-40- year prison sentence in the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti. Her earliest parole date is in May 2034. Fred Layne is an 86-year-old retired engineer...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131112/METRO02/311120087#ixzz2kXYdR7Mu

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Appeals court affirms murder conviction, sentence of Detroit-area woman who shot teen grandson

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -
The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the murder conviction and sentence of suburban Detroit woman who killed her 17-year-old grandson.

Sandra Layne said her rights were violated when the trial judge barred her from introducing certain comments made by Jonathan Hoffman. Layne claims the words were threatening and would have helped her claim of self-defense.

But the appeals court rejected that argument in an opinion released Wednesday...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...oitarea-woman-who-shot-teen-grandson/29139996

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oakland Co. woman who killed grandson loses appeal bid

Associated Press 11:39 a.m. EDT May 30, 2015

West Bloomfield Township — A 77-year-old Oakland County woman who killed her grandson has failed to persuade the Michigan Supreme Court to take an appeal.

The court rejected Sandra Layne’s request in an order released Friday...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...an-killed-grandson-loses-appeal-bid/28208143/