Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 5, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 155592 David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Elizabeth T. Clement, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 155592 COA: 335747 Wayne CC: 13-000116-FC JAMES LONNIE BLAYLOCK, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 23, 2017 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).

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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