Commonwealth v. McFall

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. McFall

257 A.2d 847, 436 Pa. 329, 1969 Pa. LEXIS 668

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedOctober 20, 1969

Docket3095-A Miscellaneous Docket

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Commonwealth v. McFall, 257 A.2d 847, 436 Pa. 329, 1969 Pa. LEXIS 668 (Pa. 1969).

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Opinion

Per Curiam,

Appellant’s counsel in the Superior Court filed a brief which was merely a xeroxed copy of a brief wholly prepared by appellant himself. This clearly constitutes a denial of appellant’s right to effective assistance of counsel on his appeal. Commonwealth v. Villano, 435 Pa. 273, 256 A. 2d 468 (1969). The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore vacated and the case remanded so that the Superior Court may consider the appeal upon the filing of a brief properly prepared by counsel.

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Opinion

Per Curiam,

Appellant’s counsel in the Superior Court filed a brief which was merely a xeroxed copy of a brief wholly prepared by appellant himself. This clearly constitutes a denial of appellant’s right to effective assistance of counsel on his appeal. Commonwealth v. Villano, 435 Pa. 273, 256 A. 2d 468 (1969). The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore vacated and the case remanded so that the Superior Court may consider the appeal upon the filing of a brief properly prepared by counsel.

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257 A.2d 847, 436 Pa. 329, 1969 Pa. LEXIS 668, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-mcfall-pa-1969.

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