Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wrecks

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 14, 2007PublishedCited by 634 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

COLVILLE, J.:

¶ 1 This case is an appeal arising from Appellant’s 1996 judgment of sentence. His counsel has filed a brief and petition to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), alleging that the appeal is wholly frivolous. We decline to rule on counsel’s petition at this time and remand for supplementation of the certified record.

Facts

¶ 2 Appellant pled guilty to robbery and other charges in 1995. The court sentenced him in February 1996. He filed neither post-sentence motions nor a direct appeal. The docket reveals that, in 2006,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. McClendonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. GoodwinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by634 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. OrellanaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. KalichakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. WrecksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Zerby v. ShanonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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