Case Name: Commonwealth, v. McFall, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1969-10-20
Citations: 436 Pa. 329
Docket Number: No. 3095-A Miscellaneous Docket
Parties: Commonwealth, v. McFall, Petitioner.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 436
Pages: 329–330

Head Matter:
Commonwealth, v. McFall, Petitioner.
Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Donald E. Williams, Public Defender, for petitioner.
Kenneth E. Fox, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
October 20, 1969:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
Appellant's counsel in the Superior Court filed a brief which was merely a xeroxed copy of a brief wholly prepared by appellant himself. This clearly constitutes a denial of appellant's right to effective assistance of counsel on his appeal. Commonwealth v. Villano, 435 Pa. 273, 256 A. 2d 468 (1969). The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore vacated and the case remanded so that the Superior Court may consider the appeal upon the filing of a brief properly prepared by counsel.