Anders v. California, No. 98 (U.S. Supreme Court) (386 U.S. 738; 87 S.Ct. 1396) (May 8, 2067) (Justice Clark)
Here the Court outlined the procedures that defense counsel must follow if he determines that an appeal would be frivolous, and held that a "no merit" brief did not comply with counsel's role as an "active advocate".
In this case, the defendant had been convicted of felony possession of marijuana. …
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