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· 9/29/2011

Commonwealth v. Widgins

Citations

  • 29 A.3d 816
  • 2011 Pa. Super. 208
  • 2011 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2726
  • 2011 WL 4488028

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding PCRA counsel substantially complied with Turner/Finley requirements to withdraw as counsel
  • stating Anders provides higher protections than Turner/Finley, and as such, complies with the Turner/Finley standard
  • “Because an Anders brief provides greater protection to a defendant, this Court may accept an Anders brief in lieu of a Turner/Finley letter.”
  • “Because an Anders brief provides greater protection to a defendant, this Court may accept an Anders brief in lieu of a Turner/Finley letter.”
  • “Because an Anders brief provides greater protection to a defendant, this Court may accept an Anders brief in lieu of a Turner-Finley letter.”
  • “Because an Anders brief provides greater protection to a defendant, this Court may accept an Anders brief in lieu of a Turner/Finley letter.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Musmanno, Donohue, Colville

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