316 A.2d 622
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted November 8, 1973
Decided March 25, 1974
Criminal Law — Practice — Appeals — Withdrawal as counsel for defendant — Requirements of Anders v. California and Commonwealth v. Baker.
Before JONES, C. J., EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.
Appeal, No. 45, Jan. T., 1973, from judgment of sentence of Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County,
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Dec. T., 1971, Nos. 602 to 606, inclusive, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James Bishop. Counsel for appellant permitted to withdraw.
Indictments charging defendant with murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, robbery, robbery by assault and force, robbery with accomplice or while armed or by violence, violation of Uniform Firearms Act and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. Before DeFURIA, J., without a jury.
Plea of guilty of murder with finding of guilty of murder in the second degree and judgment of sentence entered thereon. A nolle prosequi entered as to all other bills of indictment. Defendant appealed.
R. Barclay Surrick, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Vram Nedurian, Jr. and Philip J. O’Malley, Assistant District Attorneys, and Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
OPINION PER CURIAM, March 25, 1974:
In accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967), and Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209, 239 A.2d 201 (1968), counsel for the appellant is hereby directed to provide appellant with a copy of his brief and appellant shall be afforded an opportunity to file a supplement thereto. Upon compliance with this order, appellant’s present counsel may be permitted to withdraw and appellant shall be granted a reasonable time in which to notify the court that he elects to obtain new counsel to perfect his appeal or that he elects to file an appeal pro se.
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