Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan January 31, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra 144983(43) Bridget M. McCormack, Justices

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 144983 v COA: 301645 Jackson CC: 10-005879-FH SAMUEL LEE ELLIOTT, Defendant-Appellee. _____________________________________

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by the Attorney General for leave to participate in oral argument is considered and it is granted, limited to ten minutes of the thirty minutes allotted to plaintiff- appellant.

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 31, 2013 _________________________________________ Clerk