Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/25/2009

Commonwealth v. Santiago

Citations

978 A.2d 349
602 Pa. 159
2009 Pa. LEXIS 1784

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holding that “a discussion of counsel’s reasons for believing that the client’s appeal is frivolous is mandatory and must be included in counsel’s brief”
holding that “[w]ithout one or the other, we are not assured, as Anders requires, that counsel fully performed his duty as Santiago's advocate[.]”
holding that “a discussion of counsel’s reasons for believing that the client’s appeal is frivolous is mandatory and must be included in counsel’s brief”
holding that, in the Anders brief, “[c]ounsel should articulate the relevant facts of record, controlling case law, and/or statutes on point that have led to the conclusion that the appeal is frivolous.”
providing that “[u]nder Anders, the right to counsel is vindicated by counsel’s examination and assessment of the record” for issues other than those identified by the appellant
holding that counsel must now state reasons for concluding that the appeal is frivolous and that counsel need not argue in support of a defendant’s claim, but only refer to potentially supporting portions of the record.[

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Greenspan

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