Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  October 5, 2016                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
  153302                                                                                           Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                                                         David F. Viviano
                                                                                                     Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                           Joan L. Larsen,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                   Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                SC: 153302
                                                                   COA: 329830
                                                                   Van Buren CC: 14-019646-FH
  ROBERT PATTERSON,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 12, 2016
  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.
                          October 5, 2016
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                                                                              Clerk
