The PEOPLE v. Jones

We have granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal from the decision of the Appellate Court, Fifth District, affirming his conviction for theft (76 Ill. App. 2d 20), in order to determine whether that court properly permitted defendant’s appointed appellate counsel to withdraw from the case.

In the recent case of Anders v. State of California, the Supreme Court stated, “* * * if counsel finds his [defendant’s] case to be wholly frivolous, after a conscientious examination of it, he [counsel] should so advise the court and request permission to withdraw. That request must, however, be…