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COM. v. SANTIAGO

No. 52 EAP 2008.

978 A.2d 349 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Israel SANTIAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph L. Goldman, Esq., Philadelphia, for Santiago, Israel.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

In this case, court-appointed appellate counsel filed an Anders1 brief and an accompanying petition to withdraw from representation on the grounds that his client's direct appeal is wholly frivolous. We assumed plenary jurisdiction to review the Superior Court's determination that counsel's brief failed to meet the requirements of Anders and Commonwealth v. McClendon,

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