State v. J. Lawrence

03/31/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 19-0431 DA 19-0431 FILED STATE OF MONTANA, MAR 3 1 2020 Bowen Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court Plaintiff and Appellee, State of Montana v. ORDER JOSEPH E. LAWRENCE, Defendant and Appellant. The State of Montana moves for dismissal of this appeal. Self-represented Appellant Joseph E. Lawrence has filed a response in opposition. In April 2017, Lawrence entered Alford (N.C. v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25.

91 S. Ct. 160

(1970)) pleas to felony sexual assault and felony solicitation for sexual assault in April 2017. On June 28, 2017,…