Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided October 19, 1994No. 10-94-035-CR, 10-94-085-CR, 10-94-113-CR to 10-94-118-CR and 10-94-137-CRPublishedCited by 578 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
Because this court has been presented with an increasing number of Anders briefs recently, we will use these combined causes to outline our understanding of “Anders’ law,” both procedural and substantive, and the duties of the bench and bar- of this district when confronted with an apparently frivolous appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). The rule that a defendant does not have the constitutional right to assistance of counsel for a petition for discretionary review to the Court of Criminal Appeals has effectively ended that court’s…
3Cases cited20 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- High v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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4Cited by578 opinions
- In Re SchulmanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Kelly, SylvesterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Nichols v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Ex Parte OwensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Mays v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
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