Montana Supreme Court, 2022

T. French v. 21st Judicial District

T. French v. 21st Judicial District
Montana Supreme Court · Decided June 7, 2022

T. French v. 21st Judicial District

Opinion

FILED 2, 2 2-Cc I 05/13/2022 06/07/2022 B en Green ood C COOCA. C'C (2., 3 "- CA Rta:nC P 1 Case Number: OP 22-0261

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Roa Listing DC-41-2018-0000078-IN For Defendant: Thomas William French

Date Filing # Action State of Montana vs. Thomas William French 03/09/2018 1.00 Motion For Leave to File, Information and Affidavit in Support 03/09/2018 2.00 State's Initial Discovery Notice 03/09/2018 3.00 State's Notice of Initial Appearance and Service of District Court Documents 03/12/2018 5.00 Order Granting Leave to File Information 03/12/2018 6.00 Information 03/12/2018 4.00 Notice Of Appearance And Request For Discovery Re: Ronald R. Piper To Represent Defendant 03/15/2018 7.00 Minute Entry OW1512018 8.00 Statement as tc-Bail- 03/15/2018 9.00 Conditions of Release 03/15/2018 10.00 Acknowledgement of Rights 03/29/20'18 11.00 Minute Entry 04/05/20'18 12.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 04/12/2018 13.00 Minute Entry 04/13/2018 14,00 Omnibus Hearing Memorandum 04/13/2018 '15.00 Order re: Face to Face Conference 04/17/2018 16.00 Motion for Bail Reduction Hearing 04/17/2018 17.00 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Incest Charges 04/18/2018 18.00 Order Setting Bail Hearing 04/19/2018 19.00 Minute Entry 04/20/20'18 20.00 Minute Entry 04/23/2018 21.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 04/25/2018 22.00 Notice of Defendant's Current Eligibility Status 04/25/2018 23.00 Defendant's Letters of Reference for Bond Hearing 04/26/2018 24.00 Minute Entry 04/27/2018 25.00 Motion to Allow Appearance by Telephone 05/01/2018 26.00 Order on Defendant's Motion to Allow Appearance by Telephone, preferably Video Conference n5/0112018 97.0n Motion for Extension of Time to Fi!e Response- 05/02J2018 28.00 Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response 05/03/2018 29.00 Minute Entry 05/03/2018 30.00 Defendant's 2017 Tax Retums 05/03/2018 31.00 Letter 05/14/2018 32.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 05/16/2018 33.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 05/17/2018 35.00 Notice as Co-Counsel 05/17/2018 34.0.0 Minute Entry 05/21/2018 36.00 Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Incest Charges 05/23/2018 38.00 Minute Entry 05/23/2018 37.00 Order Dismissing Incest Charges 06101/20'18 39.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 06/04/2018 40.00 Bail Bond Issued by Bondsquad ($125000.00)* * *Approved by Judge Haynes 06/04/18 ** * Exonerated per 09/30/19 Judgment 4:30 PM of 4/18/2022 RaveIli County District Court User: CUB92 Roa Listing DC-41-2018-0000078-1N For Defendant: Thomas William French

Date Filing # Action State of Montana vs. Thornas William French 08/07/2018 41.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 09/05/2018 42.00 State's Notice of Cornpliance with Discovery 10/23/2018 43,00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 11/15/2018 44.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 12/11/2018 45.00 Motion to Set Trial 12/12/2018 46.00 Criminal Jury Trial Preparation Order 12/20/2018 47.00 Minute Entry 1212012018 48.00 'Aidver of Speedy Trial 12/20/2018 49.00 Motion to Continue Trial Date 12/26/2018 50.00 Amended Criminal Jury Trial Preparation Order 12/27/2018 51.00 Motion to Amend Conditions of Release 12/31/2018 52.00 Notice of Appearance 01/04/2019 53.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 01/14/2019 54.00 Order Setting Hearing 01/17/2019 55.00 Minute Entry 01/17/2019 56.00 Order Amending Conditions of Release 02/19/2019 57.00 State's Notice of Compliance with Discovery 02/19/2019 58.00 Verified Petition to Revoke Bail 02/20/2019 59.00 Arrest Warrant lssued 03/05/2019 60.00 Motion to Set Bail Hearing and to Transport 03/05/2019 61.00 Order Setting Bail Hearing and to Transport Defendant 03/07/2019 62.00 Arrest Warrant Returned served 03/07/2019 63.00 Minute Entry 03/25/2019 64.00 Defendant's First Motion in Llmine 04/01/2019 65.00 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response 04/02/2019 66.00 Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response 04/0312019 67.00 Waiver nf Speedy Trial 04/03/2019 68.00 Motion to Continue Trial 04/03/2019 69.00 Order Continuing Hearing 04/08/2019 70.00 Second Amended Criminal Jury Trial Preparation Order 04/30/2019 71.00 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response 05/01/2019 72.00 Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response 05/10/2019 73.00 Motion for Extension of Time to Fife Response 05/17/2019 74.00 Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response 05/24/2019 75.00 Motion to set Change of Plea Hearing 05/28/2019 76.00 Order Setting Change of Plea Hearing 05/29/2019 77.00 Order for Transport 05/30/2019 78.00 Minute Entry 05/30/2019 79.00 Amended Information 05/30/2019 80.00 Plea Agreement

4:30 PM 2 of 3 4/18/2022 Ravalli County District Court User: CUB92 Roa Listing DC-41-2018-0000078-1N For Defendant: Thomas William French

Date Filing # Action State of Montana vs. Thomas William French 05/30/2019 81.00 Guitly Plea ancl VVaiver of Rights 05/30/2019 82.00 Amended Conditions of Release and Bond 05/30/2019 83.00 Order of Release 05130/2019 84.00 Order Vacating Trial 06/06/2019 85.00 Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing 06/12/2019 86.00 Order Continuing Sentencing Hearing 06/12/2019 87.00 Order for Psychosexual Evaluation 07/19/201 63.(.6 Mental Heaith/Psy0ho,,iexual Evaivatitm 08/01/2019 89.00 Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing 08/02/2019 90.00 State's Notice of Letter for Sentencing Hearing 08/02/2019 91.00 Order Continuing Sentencing Hearing 08/05/2019 92.00 Motion to Set Status Hearing 08/05/2019 93.00 Order Setting Status Hearing 08/06/2019 93.10 Minute Entry 08/06/2019 94.00 Order Resetting Hearing 08/16/2019 94.10 Minute Entry 08/16/2019 95.00 Pre-Sentence Investigation 08/16/2019 96.00 Order of Comrnitrnent 08/16/2019 97.00 No Contact Order 08/19/2019 98.00 Order Setting Hearing to Correct Parole Restriction in Sentence 08/19/2019 98.10 Minute Entry 09/30/2019 99.00 Judgment and Commitment 10/08/2019 100.00 Notice of Right to Apply for Review of Sentence 10/23/2019 101.00 Acknowledgment of Receipt of Sentence Review Forms 10/29/2019 102.00 Notice of State's Service of Judgment and Commitment 12/06/2019 103.00 Application for Review of Sentence 03/2617.02n 104.00 Letter from Sentence Review 07/27/2020 105.00 Notice from Clerk of Court Re: Exhibits/Depositions 07/28/2020 106.00 Recelpt of Exhibits (State) 02/10/2021 107.00 Motion Requesting Transcripts 04/21/2021 108.00 Request For Status On Court Transcripts: By Defendant 01/24/2022 109.00 Motion to Compel Request for Transcripts Communications Between Defense Morney and Prosecuting Attorney Sentencing Documents

4:30 PM 3 of 3 4/18/2022

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