Order                                                                                         Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                    Lansing, Michigan

  September 6, 2011                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                  Chief Justice

  142825                                                                                                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: 142825
                                                                   COA: 298692
                                                                   Wayne CC: 01-007640-FC
  EARNEST RAY HOWARD,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/

          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 10, 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.
                            September 6, 2011                   _________________________________________
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