03/16/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0319

DA 21-0319 _________________ CECIL THOMAS RICE, 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 Cecil Thomas Rice, to all counsel of record, and to the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 16 2022