Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 11, 1986No. 00436PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed following appellant’s parole and probation violations. Appellant’s counsel contends that “[tjhere are no meritorious issues on appeal and therefore the appeal should be dismissed pursuant to” Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Brief for Appellant at 1. We direct counsel either to comply with all of this Commonwealth’s Anders requirements if he seeks leave to withdraw from this appeal or to file an advocate’s brief. In so directing counsel, we clarify the requirement that counsel…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. McClendonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. MoffettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  4. Zedekiah Suggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NischanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. BeasleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. GeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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