Commonwealth v. Worthy

POPOVICH, Judge:

This appeal is concerned solely with the issue of whether appointed counsel should be permitted to withdraw from the case. We conclude that counsel has not satisfied the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) and Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209, 239 A.2d 201 (1968), and, therefore, we deny counsel’s request to withdraw.

In his brief to us, counsel for appellant argues that “Earl Worthy’s Appeal has no merit[1] either in fact or law, and his rights have not been violated, neither in his initial Trial and *48Appeal stage, nor in…