Legal Opinion
Penson v. Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 29, 1988No. 87-6116PublishedCited by 10,563 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (1967), we gave a negative answer to this question:
“May a State appellate court refuse to provide counsel to brief and argue an indigent criminal defendant’s first appeal as of right on the basis of a conclusory statement by the appointed attorney on appeal that the case has no merit and that he will file no brief?” Brief for Petitioner in Anders v. California, O. T. 1966, No. 98, p. 2.
The question presented by this case is remarkably similar and therefore requires a similar answer.
I
Petitioner is indigent. After a trial in the Montgomery County, Ohio,…
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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