Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  October 4, 2012                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  144963                                                                                              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: 144963
                                                                   COA: 293334
                                                                   Wayne CC: 08-012075-01-FH
  KEVIN HARDGES,
           Defendant-Appellant.

  ____________________________________/

        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 21, 2012
  judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
  persuaded that the question 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.
                          October 4, 2012                     _________________________________________
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