Court Opinion

ID: 9902252
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-24 18:05:39.162041+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:48.313712
License: Public Domain

11/24/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                          Case Number: DA 23-0612

                                      DA 23-0612
                                   _________________

 STATE OF MONTANA,

              Plaintiff and Appellee,

       v.                                                            ORDER

 TOMMY ESTEL SANSON, II,

              Defendant and Appellant.
                                _________________

       Carl B. Jensen, counsel for Appellant Tommy Estel Sanson II, has moved the Court
to withdraw as counsel and for appointment of counsel from the Appellate Defender
Division. Counsel states that Appellant and his family believe Appellant did not receive
effective representation at trial. Appellant is currently incarcerated and indigent.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to withdraw as counsel is
GRANTED.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel is
GRANTED. The Appellate Defender Division shall have thirty (30) 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. In the event Appellant qualifies for appointed counsel, the
Appellate Defender Division shall immediately order any additional transcripts if they have
not been already ordered.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel of record, to the
Appellate Defender Division, and to Appellant Tommy Estel Sanson II, personally.

                                                                               Electronically signed by:
                                                                                     Mike McGrath
                                                                        Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                  November 24 2023