Legal Opinion

State ex rel. I.H.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 17, 2017No. 17-129Published

1Opinion of the Court

GREMILLION, Judge.

hl.H. (hereafter, “Father,” to avoid confusion), the father of four children, appeals the trial court’s judgment terminating his parental rights and certifying his children free for adoption. Father’s attorney has filed a brief requesting that he be permitted to withdraw from representing Father pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), asserting that there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal. For the reasons that follow, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTS

Father and M.H. (hereafter,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. State v. BenjaminLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. State v. JylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

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