Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  June 25, 2012                                                                                        Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

  144068 & (18)                                                                                        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: 144068
                                                                    COA: 305809
                                                                    Leelanau CC: 10-001686-FH
  ELLEN CLARA WATSON,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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         By order of April 18, 2012, the prosecuting attorney was directed to answer the
  application for leave to appeal the October 12, 2011 order of the Court of Appeals. On
  order of the Court, the answer having been received, the application for leave to appeal is
  again considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal,
  we REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration as on leave granted.




                           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.
                           June 25, 2012                       _________________________________________
         p0618                                                                 Clerk
