Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  May 30, 2006                                                                                          Clifford W. Taylor,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

                                                                                                      Michael F. Cavanagh
  130579                                                                                              Elizabeth A. Weaver
                                                                                                             Marilyn Kelly
                                                                                                        Maura D. Corrigan
                                                                                                      Robert P. Young, Jr.
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                   Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v        	                                                       SC: 130579
                                                                   COA: 263515
                                                                   Oakland CC: 1997-150697-FH
  RAFAEL RUDOLPH FINLEY,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 23, 2006
  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.
                          May 30, 2006                        _________________________________________
           d0522                                                              Clerk
