Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  December 21, 2018                                                                                   Stephen J. Markman,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                   Bridget M. McCormack
  157374-5                                                                                               David F. Viviano
                                                                                                     Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                          Kurtis T. Wilder
                                                                                                    Elizabeth T. Clement,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                   Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                SC: 157374; 157375
                                                                   COA: 341909; 341911
                                                                   Saginaw CC: 17-043293-FC;
                                                                               17-043316-FH
  LARRY LEE HOUSTON,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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         On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 28, 2018
  orders of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
  persuaded that the questions 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.
                          December 21, 2018
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                                                                              Clerk
