Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 30, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly 141774 Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 141774 COA: 297812 Kalamazoo CC: 2004-002417-FC HYLAND STEPHEN STERLING, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 18, 2010 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.

March 30, 2011 _________________________________________ d0323 Clerk