Notice And Determination Of Counsel In First Degree Murder Or Undesignated Degree Of Murder Cases At Trial Level {CR-427}

AOC-CR-427 - NOTICE AND DETERMINATION OF COUNSEL IN FIRST-DEGREE MURDER (OR UNDESIGNATED DEGREE OF MURDER) CASES AT THE TRIAL LEVEL. The Court completes this form at the defendant’s first appearance in district court (or equivalent appearance in superior court) in any case in which the defendant is charged with first-degree murder or a charge of murder where the degree is undesignated, except in cases where the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense. The Court also completes this form when a case is declared capital at a Rule 24 hearing to notify IDS of the need to appoint second counsel, or if an attorney of record withdraws to notify IDS of the need to appoint substitute counsel. The Court also should complete this form for any other offenses brought contemporaneously with or subsequently joined with the principal offense. Do not use this form to appoint counsel for direct appeal of a sentence of death; use AOC-CR-350 to appoint the Office of Appellate Defender in such a case. G.S. 7A-451(c), (d); 7A-452. www.FormsWorkflow.com