Byers v. State

Mar 16, 1979
57459
Reporters:
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Before:
Shulman
Shulman, Judge.

Following his conviction for motor vehicle theft, appellant directed his appointed counsel to appeal the judgment ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‍entered on the jury’s verdict. A notice of appeal was timely filed. Thereafter, counsel filed a motion to withdraw, stating that upon conscientious examination of the transcript and record of the case, counsel ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‍is of the opinion that appeal is wholly frivolous.

“The Supreme Court held in Bethay v. State, 237 Ga. 625 (229 SE2d 406) (1976) 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) (1966), [which] requirements have been met here. As required by Anders and Bethay, supra, we have also examined the ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‍record and transcript of the [trial] to determine whether the appeal is, in fact, frivolous, and we conclude that it is. Accordingly, counsel is granted permission to withdraw and the appeal is dismissed. ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‍[Cit.]” Corn v. State, 142 Ga. App. 361, 362 (235 SE2d 687).

Appeal dismissed.

Deen, C. J., and McMurray, J., concur.