Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 26, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 145654 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: 145654 COA: 308112 Ionia CC: 04-012852-FC JOSEPH ERBY FREEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 19, 2012 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.

December 26, 2012 _________________________________________ h1217 Clerk