Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  June 25, 2012                                                                                       Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  144353                                                                                              Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                            Marilyn Kelly
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                      Diane M. Hathaway
                                                                                                          Mary Beth Kelly
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                        Brian K. Zahra,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                      Justices

  v                                                                SC: 144353
                                                                   COA: 306045
                                                                   Calhoun CC: 1989-000893-FC
  PAUL ANDRE BLANTON,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 8, 2011
  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, 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.
                          June 25, 2012                       _________________________________________
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