State v. J. Finley

DA 19-0202 ·Direct Appeal ·Criminal ·Closed
Docket DA 19-0202
Type Direct Appeal — Dangerous Drugs
Classification Criminal
Outcome Affirmed
Lower court case DC 17-45
Lower court judge Hon. John W. Larson

Key dates

Closed Apr 15, 2021
Classified Feb 17, 2021
Appeal filed Apr 3, 2019
Record filed Apr 29, 2019
Briefing ended Jan 4, 2021
Opinion issued Mar 30, 2021
Briefing started Mar 19, 2020
Transcript filed Mar 19, 2020
Sent to the court Jan 5, 2021
Submitted for decision Jan 5, 2021
Appellant Reply Brief Filed Jan 4, 2021
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Jun 3, 2020
Appellee Response Brief Filed Nov 19, 2020

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 351
Briefing days 290
Briefing start to opening brief filed 76
Classified to Opinion 41
Close of briefing to sent to court 1
Filing date to Opinion 727
Filing date to closed 743
Opening to response 168
Opinion to closed 15
Response to reply 46
Sent to court to classified 42
Submitted for decision to Opinion 84

Tags

Affirmed Case stayed Closed Five Justice Panel Non-cite opinion

Parties

Appellee
State of Montana
Represented by Mardell Lynn Ployhar
Appellant
John Shannon Finley
Represented by James Richard Reavis

Opinion

State v. J. Finley, 2021 MT 80N

Affirmed on March 30, 2021, in a 5 to 0 non-cite opinion.

Events

most recent first
Record - DC Record Return Card Filed Apr 22, 2021 2:36 PM Record
Record - District Court appeal document record submitted electronically. The Exhibit record is returned to District Court Apr 15, 2021 9:57 AM Record
Event - Case Closed Apr 15, 2021 9:57 AM Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Apr 15, 2021 9:56 AM Closing Notice
Opinion - Noncite/Memorandum - Justice McKinnon, affirmed Mar 30, 2021 3:27 PM Opinion
Order - Classified - Five Justice Panel Feb 17, 2021 1:34 PM Classifying Notice
Event - Case Sent to Court Jan 5, 2021 1:54 PM Classifying Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Appellant's Reply Brief Filed Jan 5, 2021 1:53 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant Reply Jan 4, 2021 10:25 AM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted until 1/4/21 to file the reply brief; no further extensions will be granted Dec 1, 2020 4:30 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Reply Brief (First Request 30 Days) Dec 1, 2020 12:05 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed (Appellee) Nov 19, 2020 3:34 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellee's Response Nov 19, 2020 9:32 AM Appellee Response Brief
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellee is granted until December 1, 2020 to file the response brief Sep 25, 2020 4:30 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension - Appellee's Brief Sep 25, 2020 12:09 PM Motion
Order - Appellee is granted an extension of time to and including October 2, 2020, within which to prepare, serve, and file its response brief Jul 27, 2020 3:47 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellee's Brief Jul 27, 2020 9:38 AM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension - Appellee is given until 8/3/20 to file the response brief Jul 2, 2020 2:00 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellee's Brief (First Request 30 Days) Jul 2, 2020 12:43 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Brief Filed (Appellant Opening) Jun 3, 2020 4:54 PM Notice - Outgoing
Brief - Appellant's Opening Jun 3, 2020 3:51 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including June 19, 2020, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief May 13, 2020 3:32 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension May 13, 2020 9:55 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including May 20, 2020, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Apr 13, 2020 12:21 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Apr 13, 2020 9:28 AM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Mar 19, 2020 2:33 PM Transcript
Record - Transcript Filed - electronically transmitted transcripts of 12/13/17, 2/14/18, 4/25/18 and 8/17/18 hearings Mar 19, 2020 2:28 PM Record
Order - the motion to supplement the record and stay briefing schedule is GRANTED pending filing of additional transcripts; upon filing of the transcripts Appellant's Opening Brief shall be due in 30 days Feb 27, 2020 2:37 PM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Supplement the Record Feb 27, 2020 8:06 AM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Feb 21, 2020 3:10 PM Transcript
Record - Transcript Filed - electronically transmitted transcript of 5/23/18 hearing Feb 21, 2020 2:50 PM Record
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including March 27, 2020, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Feb 19, 2020 3:43 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Feb 19, 2020 2:24 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Exhibits Filed Feb 7, 2020 9:41 AM Notice - Outgoing
Record - Exhibits Filed - 1 envelope exhibits Feb 7, 2020 9:40 AM Record
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including February 26, 2020, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Jan 21, 2020 4:30 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Jan 21, 2020 8:36 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including January 27, 2020, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Dec 18, 2019 4:33 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension (Appellant Opening) Dec 18, 2019 8:13 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including December 26, 2019, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief Nov 18, 2019 2:18 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Nov 18, 2019 10:12 AM Motion
Order - Appellant is granted an extension of time to and including November 25, 2019, within which to prepare, file, and serve Appellant's opening brief on appeal Oct 18, 2019 10:30 AM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Oct 18, 2019 8:41 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted until 10/25/19 to file the opening brief Sep 17, 2019 1:23 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension Sep 17, 2019 10:30 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time - Appellant is granted until 9/25/19 to file the opening brief Aug 22, 2019 2:07 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Motion and Affidavit for Second or Subsequent Extension to file Appellant's Brief Aug 22, 2019 9:50 AM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension to August 26, 2019 to file Appellant's Brief Jul 22, 2019 2:19 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Brief (First Request 30 Days) Jul 22, 2019 11:48 AM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed Jul 8, 2019 10:24 AM Transcript
Record - Electronic Transcript Filed August 27 and 28 2018, Jury trial Jun 25, 2019 4:32 PM Record
Amended Notice Transcript Filed from 13 June 2018, 16 July 2018, 8 Aug 2018, 14 Aug 2018, 24 Aug 2018, 10 Oct 2018, 9 Jan 2019 May 9, 2019 9:49 AM Transcript
Notice - Outgoing - Transcript Filed from 13 June 2018, 16 July 2018, 8 Aug 2018, 14 Aug 2018, 24 Aug 2018, 10 Oct 2018, 9 Jan 2019 May 8, 2019 10:24 AM Transcript
Record - Transcripts of 13 June 2018, 16 July 2018, 8 Aug 2018, 14 Aug 2018, 24 Aug 2018, 10 Oct 2018, 9 Jan 2019 May 7, 2019 5:49 PM Record
Rulings - Other Courts - Order-Granting Extension of Time to Prepare Transcript to July 2, 2019 May 3, 2019 1:14 PM Ruling
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Apr 29, 2019 9:12 AM Record
DC Record Filed for Cause No. DC-2017-45 consisting of electronic documents 1-79 and all minute entries Apr 29, 2019 9:08 AM Record
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice Apr 3, 2019 10:25 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed Apr 3, 2019 10:05 AM Notice - Incoming