State v. C. Welch

DA 22-0030 ·Direct Appeal ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket DA 22-0030
Type Direct Appeal — Incest
Classification Criminal
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case DC-20-14
Lower court judge Hon. Matthew J. Wald

Key dates

Closed Mar 21, 2024
Classified Oct 18, 2023
Appeal filed Jan 19, 2022
Record filed Feb 23, 2022
Briefing ended Sep 12, 2023
Opinion issued Mar 5, 2024
Briefing started Mar 7, 2022
Transcript filed Mar 7, 2022
Sent to the court Sep 12, 2023
Rehearing requested Mar 14, 2024
Submitted for decision Sep 12, 2023
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Sep 12, 2023
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Mar 27, 2023
Appellee Response Brief Filed Aug 3, 2023

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 47
Briefing days 553
Briefing start to opening brief filed 384
Classified to Opinion 139
Close of briefing to sent to court 0
Filing date to Opinion 776
Filing date to closed 792
Opening to response 129
Opinion to closed 15
Response to reply 39
Sent to court to classified 36
Submitted for decision to Opinion 175

Tags

Affirmed Closed Five Justice Panel Published opinion Rehearing requested

Parties

Appellee
State of Montana
Represented by Selene Marie Koepke
Appellant
Christopher Michael Welch
Represented by James M. Siegman

Opinion

State v. C. Welch, 2024 MT 42

Affirmed on March 5, 2024, in a 5 to 0 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Event - Case Closed - electronic records Mar 21, 2024 8:35 AM Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Opinion Release Notice Issued Mar 21, 2024 8:30 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Mar 21, 2024 8:13 AM Closing Notice
Other - Other Clerk's office received a pro se Motion for Substitution of Counsel and pro se Petition for rehearing which were returned for service issues and violations of M.R.App.P Mar 14, 2024 10:50 AM Other
Opinion - Published - JUSTICE McKinnon Affirms Mar 5, 2024 3:09 PM Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel Oct 18, 2023 1:34 PM Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court Sep 12, 2023 9:48 AM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant's Reply Brief Filed Sep 12, 2023 9:41 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply Brief Sep 11, 2023 10:31 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED - Appellant has until September 25, 2023, to file his reply brief, or this matter will be submitted to the Court on the briefs filed as of that date Sep 7, 2023 11:02 AM Order - Extension
Appellant's Reply Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - File Response/Objection Sep 6, 2023 9:08 AM Other
Notice - Outgoing - Appellee's Response Brief Filed Aug 4, 2023 10:40 AM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including September 18, 2023, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Aug 4, 2023 10:29 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) Aug 3, 2023 9:22 PM Motion
Brief - Appellee's Response Aug 3, 2023 2:07 PM Appellee Response Brief
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including August 7, 2023, within which to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Jul 17, 2023 4:20 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Jul 17, 2023 2:40 PM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellee is granted an extension of time to July 24, 2023, to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Jun 19, 2023 1:43 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Jun 19, 2023 1:18 PM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellee is granted until 6/24/23 to file the response brief May 17, 2023 4:28 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellee's Brief May 17, 2023 3:50 PM Motion
Extension - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including May 25, 2023, within which to prepare, file, and serve the State's response brief Apr 11, 2023 3:52 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellee's Brief (First Request 30 Days) Apr 11, 2023 2:57 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed - Appellant's Opening Mar 27, 2023 11:58 AM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening Mar 27, 2023 8:00 AM Appellant Opening Brief
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted until 4/8/23 to file the opening brief Feb 14, 2023 10:26 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Appellant's Opening Brief Feb 13, 2023 7:47 PM Motion
Notice - Incoming - Appearance - James Siegman for appellant Feb 2, 2023 1:25 PM Notice - Incoming
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including March 8, 2023, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Jan 30, 2023 10:18 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Jan 30, 2023 9:24 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including February 6, 2023 Dec 27, 2022 11:05 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Dec 27, 2022 9:34 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including January 6, 2023, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Nov 28, 2022 2:21 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Nov 28, 2022 12:14 PM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including December 7, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Oct 27, 2022 11:37 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension (Appellant Opening) Oct 27, 2022 10:54 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including November 7, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Oct 3, 2022 2:23 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief Sep 30, 2022 10:08 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including October 7, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Aug 31, 2022 10:27 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension (Appellant Opening Brief) Aug 31, 2022 8:35 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including September 7, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Aug 3, 2022 11:47 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Aug 3, 2022 9:51 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including August 8, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Jul 1, 2022 2:37 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Jul 1, 2022 8:16 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including July 8, 2022, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Jun 2, 2022 2:00 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension (Appellant Opening) Jun 2, 2022 12:03 PM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted until 6/8/22 to file the opening brief Apr 29, 2022 1:57 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellant's Opening Brief Apr 29, 2022 11:31 AM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension - Appellant is given until May 9, 2022 to file the opening brief Apr 7, 2022 2:37 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (First Request 30 Days) Apr 7, 2022 12:59 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Mar 7, 2022 9:42 AM Transcript
Electronic Transcripts Filed of July 29, 2020 (Motions); March 3, 2021 (Status); July 7, 2021 (Final Pretrial); and October 13, 2021 (Sentencing) hearings Mar 7, 2022 8:00 AM Other
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Mar 1, 2022 2:15 PM Transcript
Electronic Transcripts Filed of July 12 & 13, 2021 Jury Trial Feb 28, 2022 8:00 AM Other
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Feb 23, 2022 1:33 PM Record
DC Record Filed for Cause No. DC-20-14 consisting of electronic documents 1-73 and Case Register Report Feb 23, 2022 1:31 PM Record
Notice - Incoming - Transcripts Deemed Necessary Jan 19, 2022 1:53 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Jan 19, 2022 1:28 PM Notice - Outgoing
Notice of Appeal Filed Jan 19, 2022 12:51 PM Notice