Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 22, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 148472 & (49)(50) Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 148472 COA: 311558 Wayne CC: 11-010421-FH JEROME TOOKES, Defendant-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the December 5, 2013 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court prior to the completion of the proceedings ordered by the Court of Appeals. The motion for stay is DENIED.

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. January 22, 2014 s0121 Clerk