Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan September 26, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 131252 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: 131252 COA: 268334 Monroe CC: 05-034318-FH JOHN HOWARD MINNEY, II, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 17, 2006 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question 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.

September 26, 2006 _________________________________________ d0918 Clerk