Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan February 4, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 157297 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Richard H. Bernstein Plaintiff-Appellee, Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices v SC: 157297 COA: 340727 Wayne CC: 99-002073-FC GREGORY MIKKEL RICE, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 8, 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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