*Appeals from agencies must be heard by Court of Appeals before Supreme Court.
**Postconviction-hearing appeals and reviews of valuation of exempt property under G.S. Ch. 1C are final with Court of Appeals.
***The only first-degree murder cases with direct appeal to the Supreme Court (tried after December 1, 1995) are those where defendant receives a sentence of death.
Based on chart prepared by the the Institute of Government of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Used with permission.