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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 57 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. Garang.

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1 Commonwealth v. Garang Anchor
pasuperct · 2010
green “when presented with an anders brief, this court may not review the merits of the underlying issues without first passing on the request to withdraw.” 29
2 Commonwealth v. Edwards
pasuperct · 2006
green “once counsel has satisfied the anders requirements, it is then this court's duty to conduct its own review of the trial court's proceedings and render an independent judgment as to whether the appeal is, in fact, wholly frivolous.” 28

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