Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Greer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 16, 1974No. Appeal, 316PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, Robert Greer, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. On direct appeal to this Court * appellant’s appointed counsel requested permission to withdraw from further representation. We concluded that because the constitutional prerequisites to withdrawal had not been satisfied, withdrawal would not be permitted. Commonwealth v. Greer, 455 Pa. 106, 314 A.2d 513 (1974); see Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967); Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209, 239 A.2d 201 (1968). Counsel has now, in accordance with our earlier order, complied with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. GreerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. StokesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TriplettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. BunchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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