Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 2, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway 143046(45) Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra, Justices

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 143046 v COA: 298893 Muskegon CC: 09-057782-FH DAVID MARK COLE, Defendant-Appellee. ___________________________________ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by the American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in this case is considered and it is granted.

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 2, 2012 _________________________________________ Clerk