Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  December 26, 2012                                                                                   Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  146037                                                                                              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: 146037
                                                                   COA: 305859
                                                                   Macomb CC: 2011-000052-FH
  JOSEPH KEITH HOWARD,
            Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 20, 2012
  judgment 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.
                          December 26, 2012                   _________________________________________
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