Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  April 23, 2012                                                                                       Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

                                                                                                       Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                             Marilyn Kelly
  144542                                                                                               Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                       Diane M. Hathaway
                                                                                                           Mary Beth Kelly
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                         Brian K. Zahra,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                       Justices


  v                                                                 SC: 144542
                                                                    COA: 308103
                                                                    Oakland CC: 2001-180525-FH
  WILLIAM SIM SPENCER,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/

         On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal prior to decision by the
  Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the Court is not persuaded
  that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court before consideration by the
  Court of Appeals.




                           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.
                           April 23, 2012                      _________________________________________
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