[DOWNLOAD] "Mccoy v. Court Appeals Wisconsin" by Supreme Court of the United States # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mccoy v. Court Appeals Wisconsin
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 06, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 79 KB
Description
Like Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), this case concerns the scope of court-appointed appellate counsels duty to an indigent client after counsel has conscientiously determined that the indigents appeal is wholly frivolous. In Anders, we held that counsel could not withdraw by simply advising the court of his or her conclusion, but must include with the request to withdraw "a brief referring to anything in the record that might arguably support the appeal." Id., at 744. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted a Rule that requires such a brief also to include "a discussion of why the issue lacks merit." Appellant challenged the constitutionality