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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 20-0378

DA 20-0378

STATE OF MONTANA, FILED SEP 21 2021 Plaintiff and Appellee, Bowen Greenw000 Clerk of Supreme Cour, State nr nta na v. ORDER KEITH CHARLES BAYLOR, Defendant and Appellant.

Counsel for Appellant Keith Charles Baylor filed a motion and brief asking to be allowed to withdraw from this appeal on grounds that he has been unable to find any nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal, pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders v. Califbrnia, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). Baylor 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 have determined to grant counsel's motion because we have found no nonfrivolous issues that Baylor could raise on direct appeal.

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 the appellant personally.

DATED this day of September, 2021.

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