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436 Pa. 329

Commonwealth v. McFall

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1969

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1969-10-20

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently December 1970

4 state decisions

Relies on Commonwealth v. Villano

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Decided 1969-10-20

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¶1 Opinion

Per Curiam,

¶2 Appellant’s counsel in the Superior Court filed a brief which was merely a xeroxed copy of a brief wholly prepared by appellant himself. This clearly constitutes a denial of appellant’s right to effective assistance of counsel on his appeal. Commonwealth v. Villano, 435 Pa. 273, 256 A. 2d 468 (1969). The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore vacated and the case remanded so that the Superior Court may consider the appeal upon the filing of a brief properly prepared by counsel.

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