State v. Trombley

DA 24-0013 ·Direct Appeal ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket DA 24-0013
Type Direct Appeal — Bail Jumping
Classification Criminal
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case DC-23-65
Lower court judge Hon. Deborah K. Christopher

Key dates

Closed Apr 9, 2026
Classified Dec 17, 2025
Appeal filed Jan 3, 2024
Record filed Feb 9, 2024
Briefing ended Oct 7, 2025
Opinion issued Mar 24, 2026
Briefing started Mar 21, 2025
Transcript filed Mar 21, 2025
Sent to the court Oct 7, 2025
Submitted for decision Oct 7, 2025
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Oct 7, 2025
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Apr 10, 2025
Appellee Response Brief Filed Sep 3, 2025

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 443
Briefing days 199
Briefing start to opening brief filed 20
Classified to Opinion 97
Close of briefing to sent to court 0
Filing date to Opinion 811
Filing date to closed 827
Opening to response 145
Opinion to closed 15
Response to reply 33
Sent to court to classified 70
Submitted for decision to Opinion 168

Tags

Affirmed Closed En Banc Final Order Issued Published opinion

Parties

Appellee
State of Montana
Represented by James Allen Lapotka
Appellant
Michael Ross Trombley
Represented by Tammy Ann Hinderman

Opinion

State v. Trombley, 2026 MT 59

Affirmed on March 24, 2026, in a 7 to 0 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Record - DC Record Return Card Filed Apr 20, 2026 12:37 PM Record
Event - Case Closed Apr 9, 2026 11:41 AM Closing Notice
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court Apr 9, 2026 11:41 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Opinion Release Notice Issued Apr 9, 2026 11:39 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Apr 9, 2026 10:58 AM Closing Notice
Opinion - Published - Justice McKinnon - Affirmed Mar 24, 2026 3:21 PM Opinion
Order - Classified - En Banc Dec 17, 2025 11:45 AM Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court Oct 7, 2025 2:12 PM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed Oct 7, 2025 2:11 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply Oct 7, 2025 12:09 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the referenced brief is rejected. Within ten days the Appellant shall file a revised brief containing the revisions necessary and shall serve copies of the revised brief on all parties of record; No changes, additions, or deletions other than those specified may be made to the brief as originally filed Oct 7, 2025 10:22 AM Order - Other
Order - Appellant is given an extension of time until October 17, 2025, to prepare, file, and serve the Appellant's reply brief. No further extensions will be granted Sep 8, 2025 1:34 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) - Appellant Reply Sep 8, 2025 12:22 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed Sep 3, 2025 4:18 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response Sep 3, 2025 1:58 PM Appellee Response Brief
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including September 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Aug 1, 2025 2:00 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Aug 1, 2025 9:48 AM Motion
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including August 8, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Jul 1, 2025 10:36 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellee's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Jul 1, 2025 9:44 AM Motion
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including July 9, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Jun 2, 2025 12:01 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellee's Response Brief Jun 2, 2025 9:38 AM Motion
Grant - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including June 9, 2025, within which to prepare, serve, and file the State's response brief May 8, 2025 1:31 PM Other
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) - Appellee's Response Brief May 7, 2025 3:04 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed Apr 11, 2025 8:42 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening Apr 10, 2025 2:02 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Mar 21, 2025 1:55 PM Transcript
Record - Electronic Transcript Filed for Cause No. DC 2023-0065 consisting of Part II of 9/11/2023 hearing Mar 21, 2025 1:53 PM Record
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including April 11, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Mar 3, 2025 4:47 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Mar 3, 2025 3:58 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including March 12, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Jan 30, 2025 5:02 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief Jan 30, 2025 3:43 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including February 10, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Dec 31, 2024 7:41 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Dec 31, 2024 2:57 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including January 9, 2025, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Dec 4, 2024 8:25 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - (OPENING) Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Dec 2, 2024 2:40 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including December 9, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Nov 4, 2024 8:00 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Oct 31, 2024 9:29 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including November 8, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Oct 3, 2024 4:19 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Oct 3, 2024 9:40 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including October 9, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Sep 4, 2024 6:29 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Sep 3, 2024 10:23 PM Motion
GRANT - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including September 9, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Aug 2, 2024 3:43 PM Other
Motion - Unopposed - (OPENING BRIEF) Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Aug 2, 2024 1:44 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including August 9, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Jul 2, 2024 10:56 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Jul 1, 2024 2:08 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including July 10, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Jun 4, 2024 12:43 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief Jun 4, 2024 10:48 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including June 10, 2024, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief May 1, 2024 12:37 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief May 1, 2024 10:44 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted an extension to May 10, 2024, to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Apr 4, 2024 1:08 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension (OPENING) Apr 3, 2024 12:32 PM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension - Appellant is given an extension of time until April 10, 2024, to prepare, file, and serve the Appellant's opening brief Mar 5, 2024 10:15 AM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Appellant's Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) Mar 4, 2024 2:11 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Feb 9, 2024 3:03 PM Transcript
Record - Electronic Transcripts Filed for Cause No. Dc 23-0065 for 9-11-20239-21-2023 and 11-9-2023 proceedings Feb 9, 2024 2:53 PM Record
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Feb 9, 2024 11:06 AM Record
Record - DC Record Filed for Cause No. DC 23-0065 consisting of 1-Red folder with 1 thru 35 and the case register Feb 9, 2024 11:03 AM Record
Notice - Incoming - Transcripts Deemed Necessary Feb 5, 2024 8:23 AM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Jan 3, 2024 12:51 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Jan 3, 2024 12:34 PM Notice - Incoming