Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan September 26, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 131537 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: 131537 COA: 269318 Jackson CC: 04-001208-FH JOHN MICHAEL HARDEN, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 8, 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 _________________________________________ s0918 Clerk