Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  December 23, 2013                                                                                   Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  147853                                                                                              Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                          Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                   Bridget M. McCormack
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                       David F. Viviano,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                      Justices


  v                                                                SC: 147853
                                                                   COA: 314068
                                                                   Lapeer CC: 05-008663-FC
  WILLIAM JAMES GATES,
            Defendant-Appellant.

  _________________________________________/

          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 6, 2013
  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.
                          December 23, 2013
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                                                                              Clerk
