Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rojas

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 2, 2005PublishedCited by 163 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

¶ 1 Appellant Eugenio Rojas appeals a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction for possession of a controlled substance1 and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.2

¶ 2 Before reaching the merits of Appellant’s claims, we first note that Attorney Maryann Swift, his court-appointed counsel, has petitioned to withdraw and has submitted an Anders3 brief in support thereof. Court-appointed counsel who seek to withdraw from representing an appellant on direct appeal on the basis that the appeal is frivolous…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. BorreroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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3Cited by163 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CartretteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. GoodwinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Commonwealth v. EdwardsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. WimbushSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. RobbinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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