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____________________________________ * Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court. NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

v. MICHAEL WHALLEY

Appellant : : : : : : : : : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

PENNSYLVANIA

No. 153 MDA 2017 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence June 2, 2016 In the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County Civil Division at No(s): 13809 - 2015 BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., LAZARUS, J., and STEVENS*, P.J.E. MEMORANDUM BY STEVENS, P.J.E.: FILED DECEMBER 29, 2017 Appellant, Michael Whalley, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which found Appellant guilty on four counts of Indirect Criminal Contempt for Violation of Order or Agr eement (“ICC”) , 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6114. In addition, Appellant’s counsel, Amanda Young, Esquire (“Attorney Young”), has filed a Motion to Withdraw as Appellate Counsel as well as a brief pursuant to Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967) (“hereinafte r the “Anders Brief”) and Commonwealth v. Santiago , 978 A.2d 349 (Pa. 2009) . In response, Appellant filed a pro se application for in forma pauperi s status and appointment of new counsel. We grant Attorney Young’s Motion to Withdraw , deny Appellant’s res ponsive pro se application , and affirm Appellant’s judgment of sentence.

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The trial court aptly sets forth the factual and procedural history of the instant case as follows: On December 14, 2015, [A.S. 1 

### , ] (“Plaintiff”), filed a Petition for Protection from Abuse, (“PFA”), complaint, and a temporary order was issued. A final order was entered on December 29, 2015, against Defendant [hereinafter Appellant], for a period of three (3) years. Prior to the e ntry of the final PFA and after the entry of the PFA Appellant was charged in a series of violations of the terms of the PFA orders. Initially, on December 28, 2015, Appellant was arrested for violating the temporary PFA order by allegedly contacting Plai ntiff by phone and text messages about topics unrelated to their children and was charged with one count of Contempt for Violation of Order or Agreement, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § § 6114(A) . Again, on January 6, 2015, Appellant was arrested for violating the PFA orde r for a second time by sending letters, approximately fourteen (14) pages in length, to Plaintiff. Appellant was charged with one count of Contempt for Violation of Order or Agreement, 23 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6114(A). An Indirect Criminal Contempt hearing was sc heduled before the Honorable Michael T. Vough, for January 21, 2016, pertaining to violation number one (1), which occurred on December 28, 2015, and violation number two (2), which occurred on January 6, 2016. Appellant pled guilty and was sentenced on e ach violation to a term of incarceration for a period of six (6) months consecutive to each other and to any sentence he was serving. The PFA order remained in effect. Thereafter, on March 24, 2016, Appellant was charged with Contempt for Violation of Or der for violating the PFA for the third (3) time. Again, on April 11, 2016, Appellant was charged with one count of Contempt for Violation of Order for violating the PFA for the fourth (4) time.

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### We have used the victim’s initials to protect her identity.

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Again, on April 18, 2016, Appellant was charged with two se parate counts of Contempt for Violation of Order for violating the PFA for the fifth (5) and sixth (6) time. On June 2, 2016, an Indirect Criminal Contempt hearing was held pertaining to violation numbers three (3), four (4), five (5), and six (6). After a full hearing, Appellant was found guilty of all violati ons and sentenced as follows: v iolation number thre e – six months’ incarceration; v iolation number four – six months’ incarceration consecut ive to violation number three; v iolation number five – si x months’ incarceration consecutive to violation number four; and v iolation number six – six months’ [probation] conse cutive to violation number five[, for an aggregate sentence of eighteen months’ incarceration to be followed by six months’ probation .] Th e Protection from Abuse Order was extended for a period of three years from the date of the ICC hearing with an expiration date of June 2, 2019. On June 15, 2016, Appellant filed a Motion for Reconsideration and a video hearing was conducted on August 30, 2016. The matter was taken under advisement. On December 22, 2016, Appellant’s Motion was denied. Thereafter, on January 13, 2017, Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal. On January 23, 2017, an order was issued directing Appellant to file of record a Con cise Statement of Errors Complained of on Appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) and serve a copy of same upon the District Attorney and this Court pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b)(1). The Order required the Statement to concisely identify each ruling or error Appellant intends to challenge with sufficient detail to identify all pertinent issues for the Judge to consider. Further, the Order provided that any issue not properly included in the Concise Statement and timely filed and served within twenty - one (21) days of the date of the Order shall be deemed waived pursuant to Rule 1925(b). On March 3, 2017, Appellant through his counsel filed a Concise Statement of Errors Complained of on Appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P . 1925(b)[, raising the following issue for appellate review:] The Trial Court erred and abused its discretion in finding Mr. Whalley guilty of indirect criminal contempt on violation #6, when the alleged written

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- 4 - statements in question were directed to an individual who was not a protected person u nder the PFA Act and the underlying PFA did not specifically prohibit contact with said individual. Trial Court Opinion, dated 6/28/2017, at 1 - 3. Counsel has since filed a petition to withdraw on the basis of frivolity. We must, therefore, first rule on the request to withdraw without reviewing the m erits of the underlying issues. Commonwealth v. Blauser, 166 A.3d 428 (Pa.Super. 2017). In order to withdraw from appellate representation pursuant to Anders , certain procedural and substantive requirements must be met. Procedurally, counsel must 1) petition the court for leave to withdraw stating that, after making a conscientious examination of the record, counsel has determined that the appeal would be frivolous; 2) furnish a copy of the brief to the defendant; and 3) advise the defendant that he or she has the right to retain private counsel or raise additional arguments that the defendant deems w orthy of the court's attention. See Commonwealth v. Cartrette , 83 A.3d 1030 (Pa.Super. 2013) ( en banc ). Atto rney Young’s petition to withdraw sets forth that she has reviewed the entire record, and concluded that there are no actual or potential non frivolous issues. The petition includes a copy of the letter sent to Appellant, which informed Appellant of his r ights pursuant to Commonwealth v. Millisock, 873 A.2d 748 (Pa.Super. 2005), namely, that he had the right to retain new counsel, or proceed pro se and raise additional arguments on his own behalf. Additionally, the letter states that Appellant was supplie d with a

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copy of the Anders brief, 2 

### and t he withdrawal petition contains proof of service on Appellant. 3 

### To date, Appellant has not responded to the petition to withdraw as counsel. Therefore, the procedural requirements have been satisfied. We now examine whether the brief meets the substantive requirements as set forth by our Supreme Court in Santiago . The brief must: (1) provide a summary of the procedural history and facts, with citations to the record; (2) refer to anything in the reco rd that counsel believes arguably supports the appeal; (3) set forth counsel's conclusion that the appeal is frivolous; and (4) state counsel's reasons for concludin g that the appeal is frivolous. Counsel should articulate the relevant facts of record, controlling case law, and/or statutes on point that have led to the conclusion that the appeal is frivolous. Commonwealth v. Daniels , 999 A.2d 590, 593 (Pa.Super. 2010) (citing Santiago , supra at 361). The issue raised in the Anders brief asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in finding Appellant guilty of ICC for violations 3, 4, 5, and 6

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### Although th e brief does not contain proof of service on Appellant, counsel’s Millisock letter references it as having been enclosed. 3 

### By order dated November 11, 2017, this Court granted counsel’s request to amend her withdrawal petition to include a quotation from a letter that Appellant sent her on October 28, 2017. Counsel avers that the excerpt indicates there is a conflict of interest and arguably contains a threat, which underscores the need for her to withdraw.

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where the Commonwealth failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Appellant intentionally violated PFA orders. Our standard of r eview of a contempt order is as follows: A trial court's finding of contempt will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. Commonwealth v. Baker , 564 Pa. 192, 198, 766 A.2d 328, 331 (2001). An appellate court cannot find an abuse of discretion me rely for an error of judgment unless, in reaching a conclusion, the trial court overrides or misapplies the law or its judgment is manifestly unreasonable. Id. Commonwealth v. Ashton, 824 A.2d 1198, 1202 (Pa.Super. 2003). “A charge of indirect criminal c ontempt consists of a claim that a violation of an Order or Decree of court occurred outs ide the presence of the court.” Commonwealth v. Brumbaugh, 932 A.2d 108, 109 (Pa.Super. 2007). The elements of indirect criminal contempt include: “1) the order was sufficiently definite, clear, and specific to the contemnor as to leave no doubt of the conduct prohibited; 2) the contemnor had notice of the order; 3) the act constituting the violation must have been volitional; and 4) the contemnor must ha ve acted with wrongful intent.” Id. (citing Commonwealth v. Walsh, 36 A.3d 613, 619 (Pa. Super. 2012). In the Anders brief, counsel sets forth the terms of the PFA, which prohibited Appellant from, inter alia , having any contact with Plaintiff, either direc tly or indirectly, by any means, and she indicates that Appellant denied writing the lett ers that were sent to Plaintiff, as he testified he could not have sent the letters from prison as he was accused of doing.

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Counsel asserts t he appeal is frivolous b ecause Appellant, while aware of the clearly - worded PFA order , wrote the letters addressed to Plaintiff. Plaintiff testified that the letters were written in Appellant’s handwriting and bore Appellant’s return address at SCI Waymart. The court reviewed t he letters and concluded that Appellant authored the letters and sent them with nefarious intent. “I’ve had an opportunity to review all the correspondence that are here. It’s very personal. It’s very detailed. It’s disturbing. It’ s threaten ing[,] ” th e court concluded. N.T. 1/26/17 at 36. Moreover, counsel observes, the court acted appropriately in its exclusive role of finder of fact when it found Appellant’s testimony disavowing authorship wholly incredible. We agree with counsel’s position that Ap pellant’ s challenge is frivolous, as the evidence sufficed to prove each element of ICC beyond a reasonable doubt and supported the court’s credibility determination discrediting Appellant’s testimony . 4 

### Thus, we determine that counsel should be permitted to withdraw. O n our independent review of the merits of the case , where we make an independent judgment deciding whether the appeal is in fact wholly frivol ous, see Commonwealth v. Wrecks , 93 1 A.2d 717, 721 (Pa.Super. 2007), we have found no indication o f non - frivolous issues. We now turn to Appellant's request for in forma pauperis status and appointment o f substitute appellate counsel. There is no question that an

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### To this end, we adopt the reasoning of the trial court’s June 28, 2017, opinion.

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indigent prisoner is entitled to free legal counsel to assist him on direct appeal. See U.S. Const. amend. VI; Pa. Const. art. 1, § 9. O ur review of the case law , however, convinces us that Appellant is not entitled to substitute counsel at this point in his case. We note that “the right to appointed counsel does not include the right to co unsel of the defendant's choice.” Commonwealth v. Albrecht , 720 A.2d 693, 709 (Pa. 1998); see also Commonwealth v. Philistin , 53 A.3d 1, 16 (Pa. 2012). In addition, our Supreme Court has concluded that once a reviewing court is satisfied with counsel's a ssessment of the appeal as wholly frivolous, counsel has fully discharged his or her responsibility to an appellant and can do no more. Commonwealth v. McClendon , 434 A.2d 1185, 1188 (Pa. 1981); see Commonwealth v. Santiago , 978 A.2d at 359 – 61. Here, thi s Court has agreed with appellate counsel's conclusion that Appellant's appeal is wholly frivolous . As such , appellate counsel has fully discharged her duty and responsibility to Appellant, and Appellant is not entitled to appointment of substitute appell ate counsel at public expense to redo the appeal. See id. ; Santiago v. Commonwealth, Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole , 506 A. 2d 517, 520 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1986). Accordingly, we deny Appellant's motion. Accordingly , the petition of Amanda Young, Esq. to withdraw as counsel is granted. Appellant’s pro se application for in forma pauperis status and appointment of new counsel is denied. Judgment of sentence is affirmed.

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Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary Date: 1 2/29/17C i rc u l a te d 1 2 / 1 9 /2 0 1 7 1 0 :4 5 A M

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i t , s h e n o te d t h a t s h e re co g n i z e d D e f e n d a n t ' s h a n d w ri t i n g a n d co n fi rm e d t h a t t h e a d d re s s l i s t e d wa s D e f e n d a n t' s re t u rn a d d re s s . S h e t h e n re v i e w e d t h e l e tte r s h e fo u n d i n t h e e n v e l o p e i n h e r m a il b o x a n d co n fi r m e d t h a t s h e k n e w t h a t t h e l e tt e r wa s a d d re s s e d to h e r b e c a u s e " W h a ll e y s t a rts t h e l e tt e r o ff; to m y b e a u t i fu l d e a re s t l o v e o f m y l i f e , " w h i c h wa s o n e o f t h e d i ff e re n t wa ys t h e D e f

e n d a n t h a d a d d re s s e d h e r p re v i o u s l y . S h e te s t i fi e d t h a t w i t h i n t h e l e tt e r, t h e D e f e n d a n t a s ke d fo r fo rg i v e n e s s , a n d s t a t e d t h a t h e h a d k n o w n w h e re s h e h a d b e e n l i v i n g a ll a l o n g b u t t h a t h e wa n t e d to g i v e h e r s o m e s p a c e , s o t h a t i s w h y h e d i d n o t w ri t e . ( N
. T. p p . 8 - 1 0 )
. Afte r re v i e w i n g C o m m o n w e a l t h ' s E x h i b i t 2 , P l a i n t i ff co n fi r m e d t h a t i t wa s a n o t h e r e n v e l o p e d a d d re s s e d to h e r, d a t e d A p ri l 1 , 2 0 1 6
. S h e t e s t i fi e d t h a t w i t h i n t h e e n v e l o p e , s h e fo u n d a n o t h e r l e tte r a d d re s s e d to h e r t h a t s ta t e d t h a t h e wa s m a d a t h e r fo r e v e ryt h i n g t h a t w a s h a p p e n i n g ; t h a t h e l o v e d h e r; h e wa n t e d h e r to g i v e h i m a n o t h e r c h a n c e a n d t h a t h e i s g o i n g to m a ke h e r h a p p y . ( N
. T
. p p . 1 1 - 1 2 )
. U p o n re v i e w o f C o m m o n w e a l t h ' s E x h i b i t 3 , P l a i n t i ff co n fi r m e d t h a t i t w a s a n o t h e r e n v e l o p e a d d re s s e d to h e r, d a t e d A p ril 7 , 2 0 1 6
. S h e te s t i fi e d t h a t t h e l e tt e r w i t h i n t h e e n v e l o p e d wa s fro m t h e D e fe n d a n t a n d i d e n t i f i e d t h e h a n d w ri t i n g a s t h e D e f e n d a n t ' s . S h e a tt e s t e d t h a t D e f

e n d a n t a s ke d h e r to ta ke t h e c h i l d re n to v i s i t h i s p a t e rn a l g ra n d p a re n ts o n h i s b e h a l f a n d a l s o a c c u s e d h e r o f h o l d i n g g r u d g e s a n d ke e p i n g t h e i r c h i l d re n fro m h i s g ra n d p a re n ts . ( N
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. p p . 1 2 - 1 3 )
. I n re v i e w i n g C o m m o n w e a l t h ' s E x h i b i t 5 , s h e te s t i fi e d t h a t i t wa s a b i g g e r e n v e l o p e d a d d re s s e d to h e r fro m D e f e n d a n t d a t e d A p r il 1 4 , 2 0 1 6
. S h e te s t i fi e d t h a t t h ro u g h o u t t h e l e tte r t h e D e f e n d a n t s p o ke a b o u t h e r n ew b o yfri e n d , 

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. I t s e e m s l i ke i t' s re a ll y u p s e tt i n g h i m . A n d t h e n fo r h i m to w ri t e t h e g u y I ' m w i t h n o w a n d m a k i n g t h re a ts a n d s a y i n g t h i n g s i n t h e s e l e tte rs , i t' s u n c a ll e d fo r . I t' s u n c a ll e d fo r. N o co n ta ct i s n o co n ta ct. ( N
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l e tte r . S h e s a i d t h e t h re a ts t h a t w e re m a d e to h e r b o yfr i e n d w h o ' s li v i n g a t t h e s a m e h o u s e a s s h e i s , w h i c h a re m e n t i o n e d i n t h e l e tt e rs to h e r , h o w h e ' s g o i n g to d e a l w i t h t h e b o yfri e n d
. I t h i n k t h i s i s m o re t h a n re l e v a n t. I t ' s h i m s h o w i n g h e r w h a t h e ' s g o i n g to d o to a n y m e n i n h e r l i f e . " ( N
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. te s ti fi e d t h a t h e li v e s w i t h - - · a n d h e r two c h i l d re n . H e a l s o n o te d t h a t h e h a d re c e i v e d a l e tt e r fro m M i ke W h a ll e y , w i t h t h re a ts o f w h a t h e i s g o i n g to d o to h i m w h e n h e g e ts o u t. ( N
. T. p p . 1 9 )
. I n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t h e wa s a p a rt o f d u ri n g t h e t i m e h e re c e i v e d t h a t l e tte r l9f t e s t i fi e d t h a t t h e t h re a te n i n g l e tt e rs s ta rt e d b a c k i n D e c e m b e r a n d t h a t t h e o n g o i n g i n v e s t i g a t i o n d i d n o t h a p p e n u n t i l M a rc h o r A p ri l. ( N
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o u t i s cl o s e l y m o n i to re d a n d re c o rd e d i n m y m o n t h l y a c co u n t s ta te m e n ts a l o n g w i t h c a s h s li p s t h a t I h a v e fil e d o u t t h a t h a v e to m a t c h t h e a d d re s s o n t h e e n v e l o p e d
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yo u a s w h a t ' s w h a t. T h e s i m p l e q u e s ti o n i s , d i d yo u w ri t e t h e s e l e tte rs ? ( N
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. 0 0 ) d o ll a rs o u t o f h i s p e rs o n a l b a n k i n g a c c o u n t. ( N
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. D u ri n g c ro s s - e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e D e fe n d a n t t e s t i fi e d t h a t s o m e o n e e l s e ty p e d t h o s e e n v e l o p s a n d t h a t t h o s e e n v e l o p e s w e re n o t l i ke t h e o n e s h e wa s g i v e n a t S C I W a y m a rt
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e n d a n t t h e n t e s t i fi e d to t h e n a m e s o f h i s c h il d re n , a n d co n fi r m e d t h a t h e w a s p re v i o u s l y P l a i n t i ff ' s fi a n c e , j u s t a s s i g n e d i n t h e l e tt e rs . ( N
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