Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 6, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 146030 Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 146030 COA: 303201 Lake CC: 86-002451-FC RICHARD ALLEN SIMMONS, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 13, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, it appearing to this Court that the cases of People v Carp (Docket No. 146478) and People v Eliason (Docket No. 147428) are pending on appeal before this Court and that the decisions in those cases may resolve an issue raised in the present application for leave to appeal, we ORDER that the application be held in ABEYANCE pending the decisions in those cases.

I, Larry S. Royster, 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.

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