Commonwealth v. Jellots

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of robbery 1 and theft by unlawful taking. 2 His appellate counsel, the Public Defender for Fayette County, has asked leave to withdraw from further representation on the ground that “there are no issues present in the record on which counsel could reasonably base an argument with a chance of securing relief.” The request must be denied, for two reasons.

First, counsel has failed to comply with the requirements of the case law on withdrawal of appellate counsel. Commonwealth v. Greer, 455 Pa. 106, 314 A.2d 513 (1974); Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209,…