, ▁where up on ▁Anders ▁file d ▁a ▁pro ▁se ▁appeal ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁Anders ▁requested ▁that ▁his ▁case ▁be ▁re - open ed ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁denied ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁coun sel . ▁Both ▁the ▁California ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁against ▁Anders , ▁where up on ▁Anders ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁which ▁granted ▁cert ior ari . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁specific ▁case ▁that ▁Anders ▁was ▁denied ▁his ▁Six th ▁Am end ment ▁right ▁to ▁coun sel , ▁as ▁the ▁bare ▁assertion ▁of ▁lack ▁of ▁grounds ▁for ▁appeal ▁by ▁his ▁coun sel ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁const itute ▁ade qu ate ▁representation . ▁The ▁Court ▁ruled , ▁however , ▁that ▁an ▁att orney ▁could ▁still ▁move ▁to ▁withdraw ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁no ▁non - f riv ol ous ▁grounds ▁for ▁appeal ▁exist , ▁but ▁that ▁certain ▁steps ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁before ▁such ▁a ▁motion ▁could ▁be ▁granted . ▁ ▁Anders ▁brief ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁file ▁an ▁Anders ▁brief ▁( also ▁called ▁a ▁" no - mer its ▁brief "), ▁the ▁att orney ▁must ▁do ▁the ▁following : ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁att orney ▁must ▁file ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁withdraw ▁as ▁the ▁def endant ' s ▁coun sel . ▁▁ ▁The ▁motion ▁to ▁withdraw ▁must ▁" be ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁brief ▁referring ▁to ▁anything ▁in ▁the ▁record ▁that ▁might ▁arg u ably ▁support ▁the ▁appeal ."