Commonwealth v. Yokes

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession and delivery of a controlled substance. Following sentence, an attorney from the Crawford County Public Defender’s office filed an appeal with this court consisting of a brief and a petition to withdraw as counsel for appellant. The petition will be denied, for counsel has not complied with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

“Anders has been interpreted and applied by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a long line of cases beginning with Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209, 239 A.2d 201 (1968),…