HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Former Holland resident Jared Chance has lost an appeal of his effective life-in-prison sentence.
Michigan’s three Appeals Court judges, James R. Redford, Jane E. Markey, and Mark T. Boonstra unanimously agreed “that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an out-of-guidelines sentence because the sentence was proportionate to the seriousness of the offense and the offender. ” (Read the full Court of Appeals document: publicdocs.courts.mi.gov/opinions/final/coa/20210114_c351400_43_351400.opn.pdf)
Chance had appealed his sentencing of 100 to 200 years for second-degree murder after the 2018 death and dismemberment of Ashley Young, 31, of Oshtemo. Some of her remains are still missing. Family and friends have made public demonstrations near Chance’s parents’ Holland home, appealing for details that would lead to the recovery of her remains.
He had also appealed the trial-court order for him to pay $1,000 in courts costs, which the three judges also denied, noting, “At sentencing, after the trial court awarded court costs, victim’s rights fund costs, and restitution, defense counsel again made no objection. We decline to consider this issue that was not raised before, argued, or decided by the trial court when defense counsel was given the opportunity to do.”
Chance was sentenced in October 2019. In 2020, his mother, Barbara Chance, was sentenced to 45 days in jail for perjury and being an accessory after the fact to a felony. His father was sentenced to a month in jail for being an accessory after the fact to a felony. Both of the elder Chances are on a year’s probation.
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