Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 29, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 128745 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellee, Stephen J. Markman, Justices v SC: 128745 COA: 258875 Kent CC: 91-055644-FH FRANCIS DONALD COTA, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 28, 2005 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, 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.

November 29, 2005 _________________________________________ s1121 Clerk