Pontiac — A West Bloomfield Township woman charged in the May 18 slaying of her teenage grandson appeared Thursday in Oakland Circuit Court for formal arraignment on charges in the death.
Sandra Layne, 74, stood mute before Judge Denise Langford Morris, who entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf and set a Sept. 13 status conference in the case.
Layne is charged with open murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the shooting death of her grandson, Jonathan Hoffman, 17, in their condominium.
The diminutive Layne, dressed in orange jail garb with her arms shackled by belly chains, smiled as several of relatives, including her husband, Fred, waved to her from a front row. She is held in a two-woman cell in the Oakland County Jail without bond.
Outside the courtroom, Layne's attorney, Jerome Sabbota explained to reporters that while his client may be smiling, it masks her internal pain.
By Mike Martindale
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