08/04/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DA 19-0704 _________________ JACOB SMITH, Petitioner and Appellant, v. ORDER STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee. _________________ Pursuant to the Internal Operating Rules of this Court, this cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court.

The Clerk is directed to provide a copy hereof to Jacob Smith, to all counsel of record, and to the Honorable Luke Berger, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court August 4 2021