U ORIGINAL 12/20/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 24-0736

DA 24-0736 FILED STATE OF MONTANA, DEC 2 0 2024 Bowen GreenwoOd Clerk of supremo Court state of Mnntana Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ORDER PAYTON NICHOLE SALEVA, Defendant and Appellant.

Payton Nichole Saleva moves this Court for appointment of counsel. As grounds, she states that she was convicted of a crime for which incarceration is a possibility and that she is financially unable to afford to retain private counsel.

We secured a copy of the sentencing judgment. On November 29, 2024, the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, committed Saleva to the Department of Corrections for a suspended, five-year term for burglary. Court-appointed counsel represented Saleva.

Saleva has a recent conviction and sentence. She may be entitled to appointment of counsel in this appeal. Section 46-8-103(1), MCA. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that Saleva's Motion for Appointment of Counsel is GRANTED.

The Appellate Defender Division shall have thirty days from the date of this Order within which to file either a Notice of Appearance or a Motion to Rescind this Order appointing counsel. The Appellate Defender Division shall order any other necessary transcripts.

The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to: the Appellate Defender Division, counsel of record, and Payton Nichole Saleva personally.

DATED this ao day of December, 2024.

For the Court,

Chief Justice