Form COLR Court of Last Resort

NCSC Coding Form ID#:__________________

Criminal Appeals Study

Court of Last Resort [SSCCA – COLR]

[Court Name]

Defendant Last Name: ____________________________ Trial Court Case Number: ____________________________

Trial Court County, State: _________________________ Intermediate Appellate Court Case Number: ____________________

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1. Court of Last Resort Docket Number: _______________________

2. Petitioner (from Trial Court case):  State  Defendant

 Transfer from IAC

3. Is it an appeal from: Conviction  Sentence Both

4. Appeal milestones: DATE:

   1. Appeal requested: ______/______/______  DK

   2. Appeal granted/denied: ______/______/______  DK

   3. Initiated Documentation: ______/______/_______ DK

d. Record filed: ______/______/______ DK

e. Transcript filed: ______/______/_____  DK

f. Petitioner brief filed: ______/______/______ DK

g. Respondent brief filed: ______/______/______  DK

h. Reply briefs: (list additional on back)

Petitioner  DK ______/______/______ DK

Respondent  DK ______/______/______ DK

i. Amicus briefs filed?  Yes

j. Briefing Completed: ______/______/______ DK

k. Oral argument: ______/______/______ DK

l. Decision/Disposition: ______/______/______  DK

5. Type of Conviction: _________ DK

Capital Felony  Non-Capital Felony Misdemeanor DK

6. Total # of issues presented in the appellant’s initial brief:_______

a. 1^st issue on appeal: _______ b. 2^nd issue on appeal: ______

c. 3^rd issue on appeal: _______ d. 4^th issue on appeal: ______

e. 5^th issue on appeal: _______ f. 6^th issue on appeal: ______

7. Appellate court disposition (Check all that apply):

1. Review/transfer not granted or dismissed due to:

 Appeal improvidently granted  Lack of jurisdiction

 Denied (discretionary review)  Procedural Error

 No valid issue on appeal  Unknown

2. Appeal withdrawn before decision:

 By petitioner  Transfer/certified to IAC  Unknown

3.  Affirmed in whole

4.  Reversed in whole (explain effect below)

5.  Reversed in part (explain effect below)

6.  Remanded (explain effect below)

7.  Conviction/sentence modified (explain effect below)

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8. Type of Decision:  No Opinion (N/A)

 Full Opinion

 Majority #Concurring _______

#Dissenting (with reason) ________

 Memorandum

 Summary/Dispositional Order

 Other Opinion

9. Total # of issues addressed by Opinion: ____  Opinion Pending

a. Issue 1 b. Issue 2

1. Issue addressed _____ 1. Issue addressed _____

2. Resolution _____ 2. Resolution _____

c. Issue 3 d. Issue 4

1. Issue addressed _____ 1. Issue addressed _____

2. Resolution _____ 2. Resolution _____

e. Issue 5 f. Issue 6

1. Issue addressed _____ 1. Issue addressed _____

2. Resolution _____ 2. Resolution _____

10. Present status of appeal:  Closed  Pending

11. Request to reconsider/rehear:

a. ____/____/____  DK  None (skip to Q12)

b. Reconsideration/rehearing granted?:  Yes  No  DK

12. Any further appeal?:

a.  Yes  No (explain) ______________________________

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13. Defendant’s counsel:  Public defender/court appointed

 pro se / pro per

Name: ____________________________________________

City & State: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________, ______

Phone: (________) ________ - __________

14. State’s counsel (lead counsel or counsel of record):

Name: ____________________________________________

City & State: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________, ______

Phone: (________) ________ - __________

Please use the back of this form to state additional comments

about this case, including any deviations from typical appeal processing.

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Coder’s initials: ________________ Date: ______/______/________