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Commonwealth v. Mizell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 12, 1976
356 A.2d 742 (Pa. 1976)

Opinion

May 12, 1976.

Appeal No. 362 January Term, 1975, from Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division, of Philadelphia, at No. 108 April Term, 1974; Juanita Kidd Stout, Judge.

Joshua M. Briskin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., for appellee.

Before JONES, C. J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT


In accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) and this Court's decisions in Commonwealth v. Greer, 455 Pa. 106, 314 A.2d 513 (1974) and Commonwealth v. Jones, 451 Pa. 69, 301 A.2d 811 (1973), appellant's counsel is hereby ordered to submit a brief on behalf of appellant that complies with the above constitutional mandates and to provide appellant with a copy of the brief. After the filing of a brief in conformity with Anders, Greer and Jones, supra, appellant's counsel then may seek leave of this Court to withdraw as defense counsel.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Mizell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 12, 1976
356 A.2d 742 (Pa. 1976)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Mizell

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Willis MIZELL, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 12, 1976

Citations

356 A.2d 742 (Pa. 1976)
356 A.2d 742

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