Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan April 28, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice 162110 Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Elizabeth M. Welch, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 162110 COA: 353810 Wayne CC: 07-013326-FC EDWARD RICKS, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 31, 2020 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.

April 28, 2021 p0421 Clerk