Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-23 21:07:16.010544+00
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08/23/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: DA 21-0621

                                      DA 21-0621
                                   _________________

 STATE OF MONTANA,

              Plaintiff and Appellee,

       v.                                                           ORDER

 BRITTNEY ANN ALLEN,

              Defendant and Appellant.
                                _________________

       Appellant Brittney Ann Allen, via counsel, appeals the October 12, 2021 Opinion
and Order of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, that affirmed the Mineral
County Justice Court’s denial of her motion to dismiss a charge of Operating a Motor
Vehicle Without Ignition Interlock Device in that court’s Cause No. DC-21-29.
       The State has filed a Notice of Concession. It concedes the District Court erred in
ruling against Allen because Allen was charged during a traffic stop on July 29, 2020, but
her driving record indicates that she was only subject to an ignition interlock restricted
license from May 15, 2018, until April 23, 2020. The State asks this Court to remand this
matter to the District Court for the purpose of vacating Allen’s conviction and striking the
accompanying judgment.
       Having considered the Appellant’s Opening Brief and the State’s Notice of
Concession, and good cause appearing,
       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is REMANDED with instructions for
the District Court to VACATE Allen’s conviction for Operating a Motor Vehicle Without
Ignition Interlock Device and to STRIKE the accompanying judgment in conformance with
this Order.

                                                                              Electronically signed by:
                                                                                    Mike McGrath
                                                                       Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                   August 23 2023