Case Information

*1 Order Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan December 27, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,

Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 155313 David F. Viviano

Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder Elizabeth T. Clement, Justices PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v SC: 155313

COA: 334462 Manistee CC: 12-004219-FC PAUL JOSEPH HARD,

Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 21, 2016 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).

W ILDER , J., did not participate because he was on the Court of Appeals panel.

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 27, 2017

s1218 Clerk