Rios v. Justice Court

No. OP 06-0571 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

2006 MT 256

____________________________________ ) STEVE L. RIOS and THE OFFICE OF STATE ) PUBLIC DEFENDER, ) ) Petitioners, ) OPINION ) AND v. ) ORDER ) JUSTICE COURT, CASCADE COUNTY, SAMUEL L. ) HARRIS, Justice of the Peace, ) ) Respondents. ) ____________________________________) ¶1 Steve L. Rios and the Office of State Public Defender (OSPD) jointly filed a Petition for Writ of Supervisory Control. We entered an Order on August 16, 2006, granting Respondents Justice Court, Cascade County, and Samuel L. Harris, Justice of the Peace,…