Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-21 22:05:40.456253+00
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"INAL                                       03/21/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: OP 23-0164

                                       OP 23-0164
                                                                            FILED
 ROLLIN R. GREY, IV,                                                         MAR 2 1 2023
                                                                           Bowen Greenwood
                                                                         Clerk of Suprerne Court
              Petitioner,                                                   State of Montana

       v.                                                           ORDER

VERN BURDICK,

              Respondent.

      Rollin R. Grey, IV has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, claiming illegal
incarceration because he has been in jail for two years. He contends that even though he
has not been sentenced, "new problems have come to light."
      Grey contends that spousal privilege prevents his wife from being forced to testify
against him. Grey alleges that the prosecutor "tampered" with a witness, his wife. He adds
that his wife "has been fighting for [him] throughout [his] entire case." He states that he
has not seen or reviewed any of the "hard evidence" in his case and argues that, to reach a
conviction, many civil rights have been violated. Grey requests that his matter be retried
because of his alleged "violations and [corruptions]."
      This Court is familiar, as Grey notes, with his history. This petition is Grey's third.
The State charged Grey on April 19, 2021, and the court appointed counsel two days later.
The Chouteau County District Court initially scheduled a jury trial for April 4, 2021. The
State filed an amended information and motion for leave to file that the court granted on
March 23, 2022.      We secured a more recent copy of the register of actions.             On
December 13, 2022, a jury found Grey guilty of the charged offenses, and the court set a
hearing for sentencing. Since then and as Grey mentions. the court has continued the
sentencing hearing twice.
       Grey has not demonstrated that he is illegally incarcerated. Section 46-22-101(1),
MCA. He has been recently convicted, and his claims may be possible issues for an appeal.
Section 46-20-104(1), MCA. After sentencing and when Grey receives a copy of his
written final judgment, he will have the opportunity to appeal his conviction and sentence
to this Court.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Grey's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is
DENIED and DISMISSED.
       The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to: the
Honorable Kaydee Snipes Ruiz, District Court Judge, Chouteau County District Court;
Rick Cook, Clerk of District Court, Chouteau County, under Cause No. DC-21-04; Stephen
Gannon, Chouteau County Attorney; Jay Reno, Defense Counsel; Vern Burdick, Sheriff;
counsel of record; and Rolli n R. Grey, IV personally.
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       DATED this          day of March, 2023.

                                                                    JUL