Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan July 27, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 155768 David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder Elizabeth T. Clement, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 155768 COA: 336809 Wayne CC: 00-005389-FC CLARENCE DARRYL GARDNER, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 11, 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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