State v. Petty

ORIGINAL 06/23/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

Case Number: DA 18-0545

DA 18-0545

FILED STATE OF MONTANA,

JUN 2 3 2020 Bowen c3reenwooci

Plaintiff and Appellee, Clerk of Supreme

Court State of Montana

v. ORDER

ANTHONY EUGENE PETTY,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appellant Anthony Eugene Petty moves for an extension oftirne to respond to the Anders motion filed by his appellate counsel in this matter. In his brief in support of his motion, Petty asserts that he is afforded very limited law library access due to COVID-19 restrictions and he needs more time to complete his legal research.

Petty also expresses concern that his appellate counsel is not in possession of the trial exhibits, consisting ofseveral color photographs. The Court has received these photographs as part ofthe District Court record and will review these exhibits in due course.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Appellant shall file his response to his counsel's Anders motion no later than August 24, 2020. Appellant shall serve his response on all counsel of record, including the Attorney General, the County Attorney, and the Appellate Defender Division.

The Clerk is directed to give notice ofthis Order to all counsel ofrecord and to Anthony Eugene Petty.

DATED this C-S day of June, 2020.

For the Court,

Chief Justice