Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  April 28, 2009                                                                                                Marilyn Kelly,
                                                                                                                   Chief Justice

  137884                                                                                              Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                      Elizabeth A. Weaver
                                                                                                       Maura D. Corrigan
                                                                                                      Robert P. Young, Jr.
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                    Diane M. Hathaway,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                         Justices


  v                                                                SC: 137884
                                                                   COA: 288391
                                                                   St. Joseph CC: 07-014051-FH
  JAMES JOSEPH LAWSON,
            Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 21, 2008
  order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
  persuaded that the questions 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.
                          April 28, 2009                      _________________________________________
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