Order                                                                                         Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                    Lansing, Michigan

  February 28, 2014                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                  Chief Justice

                                                                                                        Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                        Stephen J. Markman
  148035                                                                                                    Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                             Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                     Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                                                           David F. Viviano,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                     Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                  SC: 148035
                                                                     COA: 315885
                                                                     St. Joseph CC: 11-017582-FC
  RODNEY KEVIN DIFFENDAL,
           Defendant-Appellant.

  _________________________________________/

        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 17, 2013
  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.
                            February 28, 2014
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                                                                                Clerk
