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AKBAR v. COM.

Record No. 0648-88-3.

376 S.E.2d 545 (1989)

Shahee AKBAR, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

February 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Melesco, Rocky Mount, for appellant.

Before KOONTZ, C.J., and BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ.

Counsel for the defendant has moved for leave to withdraw. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), specifies a basis upon which counsel may, after taking specified measures to protect an indigent defendant's due process rights on appeal, request leave to withdraw:

The constitutional requirement of substantial equality and fair process can only be attained where counsel acts in the role of an...

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