09/11/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 23-0735

DA 23-0735 _________________ CHRISTIAN MICHAEL 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 all counsel of record and to the Honorable David J. Grubich, District Judge.

For the Court,

Electronically signed by: Mike McGrath Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court September 11 2024