Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 21, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 157889 & (12) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder Elizabeth T. Clement, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 157889 COA: 341232 Wayne CC: 87-002623-FH WILLIE MERRIWEATHER, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the motion to add issues is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the May 22, 2018 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. December 21, 2018 d1217 Clerk