Georgia Court of Appeals, 1980

Clark v. State

Clark v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 16, 1980 · Birdsong
155 Ga. App. 708; 274 S.E.2d 163; 1980 Ga. App. LEXIS 2754

Clark v. State

Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. After an appeal was filed in this court, appellant’s counsel, with full and timely notice to appellant, filed a request for permission to withdraw from the appeal and from the case.

In Bethay v. State, 237 Ga. 625 (229 SE2d 406), it was held that appointed counsel may withdraw from a case on appeal only upon compliance with the rules set out in Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (87 SC 1396, 18 LE2d 493). Gur examination of the record establishes that all of the Anders requirements have been met.

As required by the further holding in Bethay, supra, we have carefully and fully examined the record and transcript to determine whether, in fact, there is an absence of substantial error, and therefore that the appeal is frivolous. We find no error and therefore find the appeal to be frivolous. Accordingly, counsel is granted permission to withdraw, and the appeal is dismissed. See Hill v. State, 238 Ga. 564 (233 SE2d 796); Wilson v. State, 145 Ga. App. 742 (245 SE2d 37).

Appeal dismissed.

Deen, C. J., and Sognier, J., concur.

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