A criminal defendant had been convicted of soliciting the sexual performance of a child. Apparently before the criminal trial, the trial judge had decided to make the defendant wear a stun belt.

The COA held in a published opinion that the trial court does not have to find that termination is in the best interests of the child by clear and convincing evidence but only by a preponderance of the evidence.

A Federal Judge gave some Michigan inmates a ray of hope. Prison inmates who had been convicted as a juvenile and sentenced to life without parole was unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Miller v Alabama.