Opinion
DA 20-0285
06-08-2021
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. JAMES JOEY HILL, Defendant and Appellant.
ORDER
Counsel for the Appellant James Joey Hill filed a motion and brief asking to be allowed to withdraw from this appeal on grounds that counsel has been unable to find any nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal, pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967). Hill was granted time to file a response, but no response was filed.
The Court has now independently examined the record pursuant to § 46-8-103(2), MCA, and Anders. We conclude there are no arguments with potential legal merit that could be raised on direct appeal in Hill's case.
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED.
The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to Hill personally.