File No. (TYPE OR PRINT IN BLACK INK) In The General Court Of Justice District Superior Court Division Additional File Nos. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA County Name of Defendant ASSIGNMENT OF COUNSEL BY OFFICE OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES IN FIRST-DEGREE MURDER Social Security No. Has No Social Security No. (OR UNDESIGNATED DEGREE OF MURDER) NOTE: The Office of Indigent Defense Services or Office of the CASES AT THE TRIAL LEVEL Capital Defender completes this form. G.S. 7A-451(c), (d); 7A-452 I. TRIAL APPOINTMENTS NOTE: The IDS Office or the Office of the Capital Defender will complete this form in any first-degree murder case or murder case where the degree is undesignated. See IDS Rules for Providing Legal Representation in Capital Cases, Part 2A, Rule 2A.1 (2001). 1. Having found that the defendant has been charged with first-degree murder (or an undesignated degree of murder), the IDS Director/Capital Defender appoints the attorney named below on a provisional basis to conduct a preliminary investigation, determine whether the defendant is indigent and needs appointed counsel, and protect the defendants rights pending appointment of trial counsel by the IDS Director/Capital Defender. Name And Address of Attorney TelephoneTelephone Fax Email 2. The Court having determined that the defendant is indigent and has been charged with first-degree murder (or an undesignated degree of murder), the IDS Director/Capital Defender appoints the attorney named below as trial counsel for the defendant. Name And Address of Attorney TelephoneTelephone Fax Email 3. The Court having determined that the defendant is indigent and has been charged with first-degree murder (or an undesignated degree of murder), and the IDS Director/Capital Defender having determined that the case will likely proceed capitally as defined by law, the IDS Director/Capital Defender appoints the attorney named below as second trial counsel for the defendant. Name And Address of Attorney TelephoneTelephone Fax Email 4. Having appointed the attorney(s) named above to represent the defendant in this case, the IDS Director/Capital Defender also appoints the attorney(s) to represent the defendant on the following related charges, which were brought contemporaneously with or have been joined with the principal offense: II. NOTIFICATION The Office of Indigent Defense Services/Office of the Capital Defender has provided a copy of this assignment of counsel order to the Clerk of Superior Court where the charges are pending, the District Attorney, the appointed attorney(s), and the defendant. Date Name Of IDS Director/Capital Defender (Type Or Print)Signature Of IDS Director/Capital Defender AOC-CR-624, Rev. 9/02 2002 Administrative Office of the Courts