09/29/2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 19-0554

DA 19-0554 t3 STATE OF MONTANA, sEp 29 71 Plaintiff and Appellee, •1111,4 ,11 Spreme. u Court Clerk of n .7- 7, v. ORDER THOMAS JOSEPH SCHIFFERNS, Defendant and Appellant.

Counsel for the Appellant Thomas Joseph Schifferns 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). Schifferns 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 rnerit that could be raised in Schifferns' 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 Schifferns personally.

DATED this day of Septernber, 2020.

Chief Justice