Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 30, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 130579 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: 130579 COA: 263515 Oakland CC: 1997-150697-FH RAFAEL RUDOLPH FINLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 23, 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.

May 30, 2006 _________________________________________ d0522 Clerk