Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

March 11, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 151619 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Joan L. Larsen, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices SC: 151619 v COA: 316332 Gogebic CC: 2012-000215-FC KENNETH WAYNE PETERS, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the application for leave to appeal is DISMISSED in light of the certified copy of the certificate of defendant-appellant’s death being filed with the clerk of the Court. See People v Posby, 459 Mich 21, 22 (1998); People v Peters, 449 Mich 515, 521-522 (1995); People v Weston, 348 NW2d 262 (1984).

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. March 11, 2016 Clerk