How have appellate courts dealt with a Defendant's appellate counsel's failure to find any arguable issues?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reese, B263416 (Cal. App. 2015):
On August 7, 2015, defendant's appointed appellate counsel filed a brief in which she raised no issues and asked us to review the record independently. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Later that day, we notified defendant that his counsel had failed to find any arguable issues and that he had 30 days to submit by brief or letter any arguments he wished this court to consider. On August 20, 2015, defendant filed a letter brief.
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