State v. J. Carlson
DA 25-0873
·Direct Appeal ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket
DA 25-0873
Type
Direct Appeal — Justice Court Appeal
Classification
Criminal
Outcome
Affirmed
Lower court case
DC-2025-58
Lower court judge
Hon. Heather Perry
Key dates
Closed
Aug 27, 2026
Classified
Jul 15, 2026
Appeal filed
Dec 19, 2025
Record filed
Jan 27, 2026
Opinion issued
Aug 11, 2026
Briefing started
Jan 27, 2026
Sent to the court
Apr 21, 2026
Submitted for decision
Apr 21, 2026
Appellant Opening Brief Filed
Feb 26, 2026
Appellee Response Brief Filed
Mar 27, 2026
Calculated
from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start
39
Briefing start to opening brief filed
29
Classified to Opinion
27
Filing date to Opinion
235
Filing date to closed
251
Opening to response
28
Opinion to closed
15
Submitted for decision to Opinion
112
Tags
Affirmed
Closed
Five Justice Panel
Non-cite opinion
Parties
Opinion
State v. J. Carlson, 2026 MT 192NAffirmed on August 11, 2026, in a 5 to 0 non-cite opinion.
Summary
Jason T. Carlson was convicted by a jury in Fergus County Justice Court of fishing without a license. When he tried to appeal that conviction to the District Court, he missed the filing deadline: under § 46-17-311(2), MCA, and the Montana Uniform Municipal Court Rules of Appeal, a defendant must file a written notice of intent to appeal within 10 business days of the judgment. Carlson's notice came too late, and the District Court dismissed his appeal as untimely. He then appealed that dismissal...
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Events
most recent first
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court
Aug 27, 2026
9:30 AM
Record
Event - Case Closed
Aug 27, 2026
9:29 AM
Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued
Aug 27, 2026
9:27 AM
Closing Notice
Opinion - Noncite/Memorandum - Justice Shea - Affirmed
Aug 11, 2026
4:02 PM
Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel - This cause is classified for submission on briefs to a five-justice panel of this Court
Jul 15, 2026
12:11 PM
Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court
Apr 21, 2026
9:48 AM
Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed
Mar 27, 2026
10:55 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response
Mar 27, 2026
9:05 AM
Appellee Response Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed
Feb 26, 2026
11:25 AM
Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening
Feb 26, 2026
11:16 AM
Appellant Opening Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Exhibits Filed
Feb 9, 2026
3:14 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Record - Exhibits Filed for Cause No. DC-2025-58 consisting of one (1) large manila envelope of exhibits
Feb 9, 2026
3:12 PM
Record
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed
Jan 27, 2026
3:29 PM
Record
Record - Electronic DC Record Filed for Cause DC 2025-58 consisting of 1-10, Sealed Documents, and Case Register
Jan 27, 2026
3:27 PM
Record
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Filing of Defendant's Motion to Stay Proceedings in Justice Court
Dec 24, 2025
12:20 PM
Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice
Dec 19, 2025
4:01 PM
Notice - Outgoing
Notice of Appeal Filed
Dec 19, 2025
3:57 PM
Notice