Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

February 27, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice

130014 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: 130014 COA: 256306 Wayne CC: 01-009667-01 MELVIN FREEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 13, 2005 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions 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. February 27, 2006 _________________________________________ s0221 Clerk