Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 30, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

143545 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: 143545 COA: 295314 JAMES LEONARD LANIER, Kalamazoo CC: 2009-000194-FC Defendant-Appellant. ____________________________________/

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 14, 2011 judgment 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. January 30, 2012 _________________________________________ y0123 Clerk