Legal Opinion
McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 6, 1988No. 87-5002PublishedCited by 1,548 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Like Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (1967), this case concerns the scope of court-appointed appellate counsel’s duty to an indigent client after counsel has conscientiously determined that the indigent’s appeal is wholly frivolous. In Anders, we held that counsel could not withdraw by simply advising the court of his or her conclusion, but must include with the request to withdraw “a brief referring to anything in the record that might arguably support the appeal.” Id., at 744. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted a Rule that requires such a brief also to include “a discussion of why…
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