Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 29, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 132050 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Maura D. Corrigan Plaintiff-Appellee, Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, Justices v SC: 132050 COA: 267816 Wayne CC: 86-683235 CHARLES JEROME BENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 24, 2006 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, 2006 _________________________________________ s1120 Clerk