293 Pa. Super. 44 - Commonwealth v. Reese’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1985
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anders v. California · Commonwealth v. McClendon · Commonwealth v. Baker · Commonwealth v. Greer · Commonwealth v. Perry
Most-quoted passages
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“The role of an advocate, insisted upon in Anders , refers to the manner in which the record was examined in an effort to uncover grounds to support the appeal. Where counsel has in good faith satisfied that obligation and found the appeal to be wholly frivolous, he can do no more. We reject the view that his explanation of why there is no basis for an appeal should be interpreted as reflecting counsel’s lack of concern in the client’s cause. Nor can that fact be assigned as a reason for concluding that the client did not receive this constitutionally protected right of representation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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