Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  January 5, 2017                                                                                      Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

                                                                                                       Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                    Bridget M. McCormack
  154179                                                                                                  David F. Viviano
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                            Joan L. Larsen,
                                                                                                                      Justices
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                 SC: 154179
                                                                    COA: 331446
                                                                    Missaukee CC: 98-101386-FC
  ERIC WARD ANDREWS,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 21, 2016 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, 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.
                           January 5, 2017
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                                                                               Clerk
