What are the implications of a Wende brief asking the Court to review the record for error?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Diaz, D076304 (Cal. App. 2020):
As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief asking this court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review of the record, and in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel has identified two possible issues he considered in his evaluation of the potential merits of this appeal:
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