Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 29, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 129281 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: 129281 COA: 259494 Muskegon CC: 99-044125-FC MELVIN WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 24, 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 _________________________________________ d1121 Clerk