How have the courts dealt with a brief alleging that the appellant did not identify any arguable issues in this case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lewis, F068874 (Cal. App. 2015):
Appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 asserting he did not identify any arguable issues in this case. By letter dated June 10, 2014, we invited Lewis to address any issues concerning his appeal that he felt we should address. Lewis did not respond to our letter in a timely fashion.2
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