United States v. Clarence R. Tabb, United States of America v. Reginald Dale

Several months ago, in United States v. Wagner, 103 F.3d 551 (7th Cir.1996), we clarified the procedure we follow when determining whether to accept a motion by a criminal, defendant’s lawyer to withdraw from representing a defendant on appeal because no nonfrivolous issues can be advanced. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our starting point is the Anders brief itself, which we review to see if it is adequate on its face. If it explains the nature of the case and intelligently discusses the issues that a case of the sort might be expected to involve,…