Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

September 6, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

142720 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 142720 COA: 301123 Jackson CC: 06-004505-FC ROMMEL RAY REED, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 21, 2011 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. September 6, 2011 _________________________________________ y0829 Clerk