Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  September 12, 2018                                                                                   Stephen J. Markman,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                    Bridget M. McCormack
  156534                                                                                                  David F. Viviano
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                           Kurtis T. Wilder
                                                                                                     Elizabeth T. Clement,
                                                                                                                      Justices
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                 SC: 156534
                                                                    COA: 337742
                                                                    Kent CC: 09-001904-FC
  JERMAINE LEE PEARSON,
            Defendant-Appellant.

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          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 31, 2017 order
  of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has
  failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).




                           I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
                     foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
                           September 12, 2018
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                                                                               Clerk
