Case Name: Commonwealth v. Bishop, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1974-03-25
Citations: 455 Pa. 464
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 45
Parties: Commonwealth v. Bishop, Appellant.
Judges: Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and ManDERINO, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 455
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Bishop, Appellant.
Submitted November 8, 1973.
Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and ManDERINO, JJ.
B. Barclay Sur rick, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Y ram WeduriaAi, Jr. and Philip J. O’Malley, Assistant District Attorneys, and Stephen J. MeEwen, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
March 25, 1974:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
In accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967), and Commonwealth v. Baker, 429 Pa. 209, 239 A.2d 201 (1968), counsel for the appellant is hereby directed to provide appellant with a copy of his brief and appellant shall be afforded an opportunity to file a supplement thereto. Upon compliance with this order, appellant's present counsel may be permitted to withdraw and appellant shall be granted a reasonable time in which to notify the court that he elects to obtain new counsel to perfect his appeal or that he elects to file an appeal pro se.