Legal Opinion
Barnes v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1975No. 50716PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
Defendant was tried and convicted of forgery in the first degree and sentenced to six years. Defendant appeals. Held:
1. By separate motion, defendant’s counsel requested that he be allowed to withdraw as counsel, contending the appeal was frivolous, citing Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (87 SC 1396, 18 LE2d 493). This motion is denied.
First: Unlike the State of California where the appellate courts appoint indigent counsel, in Georgia, indigent counsel are appointed by the lower courts. Code Ann. §§ 2-3704, 2-3708 of our Georgia Constitution clearly limit the jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Brackett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976