Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  January 31, 2014                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

  148015                                                                                               Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                       Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                           Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                    Bridget M. McCormack
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                        David F. Viviano,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                       Justices

  v                                                                 SC: 148015
                                                                    COA: 315436
                                                                    Midland CC: 95-007637-FH
  JAMES EDWARD HARDY, JR.,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 25, 2013
  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, 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 31, 2014
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                                                                               Clerk
