Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-15 19:06:06.465924+00
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02/15/2024

           IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                         Case Number: OP 24-0085

                                       OP 24-0085
                                   _________________

MICHAEL ANTHONY GOMEZ,

            Petitioner,

      v.
                                                                    ORDER

JAMES SALMONSEN, WARDEN,
Montana State Prison,

            Respondent.
                                   _________________

       Michael Anthony Gomez, through counsel, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus,
claiming that his forty-year sentence to the Montana Department of Corrections with twenty
years suspended is facially invalid under § 46-18-201(3)(a)(iv)(A), MCA. Upon review of
the petition and attachments, the Court deems it appropriate to obtain a response.
       IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that that the Attorney General or counsel for the
Department of Corrections is GRANTED thirty days from the date of this Order in which to
prepare, file, and serve a written response together with appropriate documentary exhibits.
       The Clerk is directed to provide a copy of this Order to all counsel of record, to the
Attorney General, and to counsel for the Department of Corrections.

                                                                               Electronically signed by:
                                                                                      Beth Baker
                                                                          Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                                  February 15 2024