Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-25 15:10:25.465034+00
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08/24/2023

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                       Case Number: DA 22-0157

                                        DA 22-0157
                                    _________________

STATE OF MONTANA,

             Plaintiff and Appellee,

      v.                                                           ORDER

IOLA MAERRIEA JOHNSTON,

             Defendant and Appellant.
                                    _________________

       This Court reviews briefs to ensure compliance with Rules 11 and 12 of the
Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure. After reviewing the Appellant’s opening brief
filed electronically on August 24, 2023, this Court has determined that the brief does not
comply with the below-referenced Rule[s] and must be resubmitted.
       M. R. App. P. 12(1)(i) requires appellants to attach an appendix including “the
relevant judgement, orders(s), findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instructions (s),
ruling(s), or decisions(s) from which the appeal is taken together with any written
memorandum or rationale of the court, and those pages of the transcript containing any
oral ruling in supper.” Appellant’s brief contains an appendix, but the appendix does not
contain a copy of the District Court’s August 13th, 2021 Order Denying Motion to
Suppress, which she appeals.
Therefore,
       IT IS ORDERED that the referenced brief is rejected.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within ten (10) days of the date of this Order the
Appellant shall electronically file with Clerk of this Court a copy of the relevant order in
an amended appendix and shall serve one copy of the relevant order on each counsel of
record.
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no changes, additions, or deletions other than
those specified in this Order may be made to the brief as originally filed; and
       IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the times for any subsequent briefing contained
in M. R. App. P. 13 shall run from the date of filing of the revised brief.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a true copy of this Order to the Appellant and to
all parties of record.
       DATED this 24 day of August, 2023

                                                                                   Electronically signed by:
                                                                                       Laurie McKinnon
                                                                              Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                       August 24 2023