The road to an appellate court can be lined with unanticipated obstacles, You can avoid them if you follow the NC Rules of Appellate Procedure and you keep up with changes in the law regarding appeals. Or you might retain a lawyer who is certified as an appellate specialist by the North Carolina State Bar’s Board
Don’t Count On The Sheriff To File Your Notice Of Appeal
Filing a Notice of Appeal seems like a pretty easy thing to do. You walk it over (or mail it) to the Clerk of Superior Court in the County in which the case was filed, and the Clerk puts a "filed" stamp on it indicating the date on which it was filed.
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