Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1969

Commonwealth v. McFall

Commonwealth v. McFall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided October 20, 1969 · Bell, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy
436 Pa. 329; 257 A.2d 847; 1969 Pa. LEXIS 668

Commonwealth v. McFall

Opinion

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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