IN RE CHRISTOPHER WALTER HOWARD
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER WALTER
HOWARD, Minor.
JOHNELLA RICHMOND MOSES,
UNPUBLISHED
April 19, 2005
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 256907
Oakland Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 04-691688 NA
CHRISTOPHER WALTER HOWARD,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Kelly, P.J., and Sawyer and Wilder, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating his parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(h) and (n)(i). We affirm.
The evidence did not show that termination of respondent’s parental rights was clearly
not in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612
NW2d 407 (2000). Respondent was convicted of first-degree murder of his wife, the minor
child’s mother, and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. During
his incarceration, respondent will not be able to provide a nurturing and stable environment for
the child. Although respondent argues that his conviction will be overturned on appeal, this
Court has affirmed respondent’s conviction.1 But, even if some further appeal is successful and
he receives his desired relief, respondent anticipates that he would be convicted of second-degree
murder and remain in prison for at least another eight years. Thus, the trial court did not err in
terminating respondent’s parental rights to the child.
1
People v Christopher Walter Howard, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals,
issued January 25, 2005 (Docket No. 251017).
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Affirmed.
/s/ Kirsten Frank Kelly
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
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