Bates v. State

Anders v. California, supra, prescribes the duties of court appointed counsel on appeal when he determines that the appeal is frivolous and without merit and imposes the same as a constitutional mandate on all state criminal proceedings.1 Legal minds may differ on the necessity of the Anders’ requirement to assure an effective appellate review to an indigent, but it is nevertheless the law of the land and should be applied in such manner as to eliminate possible collateral attacks upon final judgments rather than creating the basis therefor. This writer’s views as to the application of Anders…