7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 653 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Commonwealth v. Nischan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Nischan Anchor | green | “(1) retain new counsel to pursue the appeal; (2) proceed pro se on appeal; or (3) raise any points that the appellant deems worthy of the court's attention in addition to the points raised by counsel in the anders brief.” | 231 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Flowers | green | “conduct an independent review of the record to discern if there are any additional, non-frivolous issues overlooked by counsel.” | 139 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Millisock | green | “attach to their petition to withdraw a copy of the letter sent to their client advising him or her of their rights.” | 109 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Rojas | green | “when faced with a purported anders brief, this court may not review the merits of the underlying issues without first passing on the request to withdraw.” | 102 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Smith | green | “when faced with a purported anders brief, this court may not review the merits of the underlying issues without first passing on the request to withdraw.” | 35 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Yorgey | green | “conduct a review of the record to ascertain if on its face, there are non-frivolous issues that counsel, intentionally or not, missed or misstated.” | 20 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.