Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  November 7, 2018                                                                                     Stephen J. Markman,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

  157218                                                                                                    Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                    Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                                                          David F. Viviano
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                           Kurtis T. Wilder
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                   Elizabeth T. Clement,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                       Justices

  v                                                                 SC: 157218
                                                                    COA: 340825
                                                                    Genesee CC: 16-040532-FH
  JEFFERY DESHAUN WATKINS,
            Defendant-Appellant.

  _________________________________________/

        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 20, 2017
  order 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, 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.
                           November 7, 2018
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                                                                               Clerk
