Legal Opinion

People v. Isabell

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 28, 1971No. 54788Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Drucker

On defendant’s plea of guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter she was sentenced to a term of two to ten years in the Womens Reformatory at Dwight, Illinois. The Public Defender, who represents defendant in this appeal, has requested that he be allowed to withdraw as appellate counsel. In his supporting brief, filed pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, he asserts that he is unable to find any legal points which are arguable on their merits.

The Public Defender having searched the record states that the only possible basis for an appeal would be whether the court fully…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. The PEOPLE v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1970

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