04/27/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 20-0196

DA 20-0196 FILED STATE OF MONTANA, APR 2 7 2021 BOVVerl Greenwooa Clerk of Supreme Court Plaintiff and Appellee, State of Montana

v. ORDER DUSTIN LEE LEGARE, Defendant and Appellant.

Counsel for the Appellant Dustin Lee Legare 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). Legare 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 Legare'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 Legare personally.

DATED this Z-3 Tlay of April, 2021.

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