Legal Opinion
State v. Balfour
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 5, 1991No. TC C8801-30735; CA A49467; SC S36884PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillette, J.
In each of four cases that were consolidated for the purposes of decision before the Court of Appeals, appointed counsel for an indigent appellant determined that there were no meritorious issues on which to base an appeal. In three of the cases, counsel moved to withdraw; in the fourth, the Court of Appeals raised the issue of withdrawal on its own motion. The Court of Appeals declined to permit counsel to withdraw. State v. Balfour, 100 Or App 1, 784 P2d 1103 (1989). Review was sought only in the lead case, which is a criminal appeal. We conclude that counsel need not withdraw in such…
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