Commonwealth v. Torres

I concur with the Majority’s decision to grant Torres’ counsel’s request to withdraw and affirm the judgment of sentence, especially in light of Torres’ presentment of a pro se amended brief reflective of his concerns on appeal. However, I dissent to that portion of the Majority’s discussion which implies that the laudatory features inherent in a requirement that appointed counsel consult with a defendant, in advance of formulating whether and to what extent an appeal is to be perfected and the substance of the claim(s) to be raised if appellate review is sought, may be dispensed with as a…