nRISINAL 07/07/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 19-0454

DA 19-0454 FILED THERON JAMES BLAKE, JUL 0 7 2020 Bowen GreenvvOOO Clerk of Supreme Court Petitioner and Appellant, State of Montana

v. ORDER STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee,

Counsel for the Appellant Theron James Blake filed a motion and brief asking to be allowed to withdraw from this appeal on grounds that counsel has been unable to find any nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal, pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738,87 S. Ct. 1396(1967). Blake was granted time to file a response, but no response was filed.

The Court has now independently examined the record pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders. We conclude there are no arguments with potential legal merit that could be raised in Blake's appeal in this case.

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED.

The Clerk is directed to provide copies ofthis Order to all counsel of record and to the appellant personally.

DATED this t- day of July, 2020.

Chief Justice