Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  May 21, 2012                                                                                         Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

  143933                                                                                               Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                             Marilyn Kelly
                                                                                                       Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                       Diane M. Hathaway
                                                                                                           Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                    Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                 SC: 143933
                                                                    COA: 281248
                                                                    Sanilac CC: 05-006016-FC
  THOMAS JAMES EARLS,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 19, 2011 order
  of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded
  that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court.




                           I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
                           May 21, 2012                        _________________________________________
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