Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 14, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice 161759 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: 161759 COA: 345945 Kent CC: 15-003801-FC BRIAN P. CARRIER, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 7, 2020 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, it appearing to this Court that the case of People v Betts (Docket No. 148981) is pending on appeal before this Court and that the decision in that case may resolve an issue raised in the present application for leave to appeal, we ORDER that the application be held in ABEYANCE pending the decision in that case.

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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