State v. Reeder

¶ 1 Michael Reeder appeals from the order entered by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, affirming in part and reversing in part the judgment and sentence entered by the Bozeman Municipal Court upon a jury verdict convicting him of the misdemeanor offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether this Court has jurisdiction to address a criminal defendant’s appeal absent a final judgment of conviction.

BACKGROUND

¶3 A Bozeman Municipal Court jury convicted Reeder of driving under the…