IN RE STEVIE HUTCHINS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
__________________________________________
In the Matter of STEVIE HUTCHINS, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 19, 1997
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 200829
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 95-325083
BRUCE HUTCHINS, JR.,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
CYNTHIA PORTER,
Respondent.
Before: MacKenzie, P.J., and Hood and Hoekstra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by leave granted from the juvenile court order terminating his
parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to
MCR 7.214(E). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that statutory grounds for termination were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445
NW2d 161 (1989). Further, in the absence of evidence from which the court could conclude that the
termination was not in the child’s best interest, the decision to terminate the respondent-appellant’s
parental rights was not clearly erroneous. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re
Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-474; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).
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Respondent-appellant has not shown that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.
The record before this Court does not establish that counsel’s performance was deficient
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or that respondent-appellant was prejudiced. People v Mitchell, 454 Mich 145; 560 NW2d 600
(1997); People v Pickens, 446 Mich 298, 302-303; 521 NW2d (1994); In re Schmeltzer, 175 Mich
App 666, 673; 438 NW2d 866 (1989).
Affirmed.
/s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
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