Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 26, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

145639 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: 145639 COA: 309196 Jackson CC: 08-004718-FH WILLIAM JOE BLANKENSHIP, a/k/a WILLIAM JOE BLANKINSHIP, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 13, 2012 order 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. December 26, 2012 _________________________________________ h1217 Clerk