Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 8, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 141580 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices v SC: 141580 COA: 296751 Chippewa CC: 07-008441-FH CHRISTOPHER LEE DOWNS, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 23, 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 8, 2011 _________________________________________ y0228 Clerk