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NELL v. JAMES

No. 47, Docket 86-2058.

811 F.2d 100 (1987)

Gary NELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Warden Charles JAMES, Superintendent of Collins Correctional Facility, John J. Santucci, District Attorney for Queens County and Robert Abrams, Attorney General for the State of New York, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. for State of N.Y., New York City (Lucas E. Andino, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before CARDAMONE, PIERCE and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

In 1967 the Supreme Court delivered its view of the role of court-appointed appellate counsel prosecuting an appeal from a criminal conviction when counsel believes the appeal has no merit. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Approximately 25 Anders briefs have been filed annually in this Circuit for the past two...

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