Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan February 28, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 144479 Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 144479 COA: 299960 Jackson CC: 04-000690-FH WILLIAM JAMES HASTINGS, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ By order of March 29, 2013, the application for leave to appeal the November 29, 2011 judgment of the Court of Appeals was held in abeyance pending the decision in People v Garrett (Docket No. 145594). On order of the Court, the case having been decided on December 20, 2013, 495 Mich ___ (2013), the application is again considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

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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