Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-29 00:06:53.989336+00
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ORIGINAL                                                 11/28/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                               Case Number: OP 23-0685

                                        OP 23-0685

 STATE OF MONTANA,

              Petitioner,

       v.
                                                                     ORDER
 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
 COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, HON. ROBERT
 L. DESCHAMPS, III, PRESIDING,
                                                                              FILED
               Respondent.                                                     NOV 2 8 2023
                                                                            Bowen Greenwood
                                                                          Clerk of Supreme Court
                                                                             State of Montana

       Petitioner State of Montana seeks a writ of supervisory control over the Fourth
Judicial District Court, Missoula County, in Cause No. DC-22-711, which is a criminal
proceeding against Defendant Jonathan Partain. We have amended the caption to reflect
the proper parties in this original proceeding. M. R. App. P. 14. The State alleges that,
after accepting Partain's plea of guilty to a felony offense pursuant to a plea agreement, the
District Court changed its mind at sentencing and sua sponte found Partain guilty of a
lesser, misdemeanor charge. The court orally imposed sentence but has not yet entered
judgment. The State requests that the District Court matter be stayed pending resolution
of this petition.
       Having reviewed the Petition and the challenged Order, we deein it appropriate to
obtain a summary response. Therefore, in accordance with M. R. App. P. 14(7),
       IT IS ORDERED that the Fourth Judicial District Court and Jonathan Partain, or
both, are each granted 20 days from the date of this Order, to prepare, file, and serve a
response(s) to the petition for writ of supervisory control.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that further proceedings in the underlying case,
including entry of written judgment, are STAYED pending this Court's decision on the
Petition.
       The Clerk is directed to provide immediate notice of this Order to counsel for
Petitioner, to all counsel of record in the Fourth Judicial District-Court, Missoula County,
Cause No. DC-22-711, and to• the Honorable Robert L. Deschamps, III, presiding.
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      DATED this ti    day of November, 2023.

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