Forms provided here are for reference purposes. To download forms to fill out please visit the
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Please take notice that the above-named defendant appeals to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota from defendant's final judgment of conviction, date noted above, for the crime of murder in the first degree.
(The trial court caption is used on the notice of appeal. Subsequent documents shall bear the appropriate appellate court caption. Minnesota Statutes, section 632.14 provides that appeals from a final judgment of conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree are taken directly to the Supreme Court. Rule 29, subdivision 1 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure specifies the procedure for service and filing of the notice of appeal; subdivision 2 itemizes the contents of the notice of appeal; subdivision 3 defines the time for taking an appeal; and subdivision 4 cites other relevant procedures in first-degree murder appeals.)