UkiGNAL 09/08/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DA 19-0038 FILED STATE OF MONTANA, SFP 0 8 2020 Bowen Greenwood Plaintiff and Appellee, Clerk of Supreme Court c)f koinntana

v. ORDER MARVIN LEE CURE, Defendant and Appellant.

Counsel for Appellant Marvin Lee Cure 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). This Court granted Cure tirne to respond, but no response was filed.

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

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED.

The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to Cure personally.

DATED this ci‘ — day of September, 2020.

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