Legal Opinion
Kelly, Sylvester
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 25, 2014No. PD-0702-13PublishedCited by 3,293 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
in which MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERYEY and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.
When appointed appellate counsel files a so-called Anders brief,1 the indigent appellant has a right to review the appellate record and file a response in the court of appeals, pointing out to the appellate court any reason why he thinks there are non-frivolous issues to be raised on his behalf, notwithstanding his appointed counsel’s evaluation of the record. In this petition for discretionary review, we address the question of who should bear the ultimate responsibility for assuring that the indigent appellant…
3Cases cited18 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- In Re SchulmanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Ex Parte OwensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
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4Cited by3,293 opinions
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- Daniel Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Echeta v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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