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- Title: In Re Schulman
- Author : In the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 30, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Mr. David Schulman, the appointed appellate attorney for Marlyn Solanas, filed an application for a writ of mandamus with this Court claiming that the Seventh Court of Appeals violated a ministerial duty when it ordered him to file a motion to withdraw as counsel along with his Anders*fn1 brief. That brief concludes, as all Anders briefs conclude, that his client's appeal is "frivolous," but Mr. Schulman argues that, while counsel for the defense may file an Anders brief, he is not obligated to simultaneously file a motion to withdraw from representation. This is backwards. Under both Supreme Court and Texas precedent, when counsel files a motion to withdraw because he believes the appeal is frivolous, he may simultaneously file an Anders brief. An Anders brief may not be filed without a motion to withdraw, as the sole purpose of an Anders brief is to explain and support the motion to withdraw. The court of appeals did not err, much less violate a ministerial duty. We therefore deny relief on this application for a writ of mandamus.
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