Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  January 5, 2017                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                   Bridget M. McCormack
  154080                                                                                                 David F. Viviano
                                                                                                     Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                           Joan L. Larsen,
                                                                                                                     Justices
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                SC: 154080
                                                                   COA: 324787
                                                                   Chippewa CC: 13-001286-FH
  DALE ALLEN BETLEM,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 17, 2016
  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, 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.
                          January 5, 2017
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                                                                              Clerk
