Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 31, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 127799 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: 127799 COA: 255486 Wayne CC: 99-006318 GREGORY J. PURIFOY, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 16, 2004 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.

October 31, 2005 _________________________________________ s1024 Clerk