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COMMONWEALTH v. MIZELL, 467 Pa. 265 (1976)

356 A.2d 742

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Willis MIZELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
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
PER CURIAM.

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 i Commonwealth v. Greer, 455 Pa. 106, 314 A.2d 513 (1974) an 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.