The North Carolina Docketing Statement for Fourth Circuit Appeal — Criminal is a form used to provide the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals with information about a criminal appeal from a decision made in a North Carolina state court. This form must be completed for any criminal appeal filed in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The form requires identifying information about the appellant, the case, the parties, and the issues being appealed. There are two types of North Carolina Docketing Statement for Fourth Circuit Appeal — Criminal: one for direct appeals and one for appeals of post-conviction motions. Both types require the same basic information, but the type for appeals of post-conviction motions also contains additional sections for specifying information related to the post-conviction motion.