Zerby v. Shanon

How courts have described this case

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• holding that because Counsel’s no-merit letter did not address all of petitioner’s arguments and did not provide a substantive explanation of why the issues it does raise are meritless, the court must deny counsel’s request to withdraw
• explaining that where counsel satisfies the technical and substantive requirements for withdrawal, the reviewing court “must then conduct its own review of the merits of the case”
• discussing Commonwealth v. Turner, 544 A.2d considered, appointed counsel must: (1) notify the client of his request to withdraw, (2) furnish the client with a copy of his no-merit letter, and (3
• relying on Commonwealth v. Turner, 544 A.2d 927, 928-29 (Pa. 1988)
• relying on Commonwealth v. Turner, 544 A.2d 927, 928-29 (Pa. 1988)
• a no-merit letter must include “substantial reasons for concluding that” a petitioner’s arguments are without merit

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