What is the Notice of Appeal & Statement of Points on Appeal?
It is a form that is necessary to start the appeal and contains two sections. The first section, called the “Notice of Appeal,” tells the other party and the Supreme Court that you are appealing the Superior Court decision. You need to state the date of the Superior Court final judgment. The second section, called the “Statement of Points on Appeal,” is where you state the specific issues that you are appealing. These are the issues you will argue later in the case in the appeal briefs and oral argument to convince the Supreme Court that the Superior Court made a legal mistake in deciding your case. It is very important to understand that the appeal will only deal with the issues you raise in the Statement of Points on Appeal. This means that if you bring up any other issues in the appeal briefs or oral argument, the Supreme Court will ignore those arguments.
