Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 5, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 128552 Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 128552 COA: 252161 Monroe CC: 02-032059-FC JOHN PAUL HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 15, 2005 judgment 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, 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.

December 5, 2005 _________________________________________ d1128 Clerk