State v. Padilla-Canales

12/30/2025 DA 24-0290 Case Number: DA 24-0290 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

2025 MT 303

STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. FRANCISCO PADILLA-CANALES, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, In and For the County of Gallatin, Cause No. DC-22-233B Honorable Rienne H. McElyea, Presiding Judge COUNSEL OF RECORD: For Appellant: Britt Cotter, Cotter Law Office, P.C., Polson, Montana For Appellee: Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General, Thad Tudor, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin…