SOLUTION MANUAL
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition
by Putman, Albright, Chapters 1 - 19
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PART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH, ANALYTICAL PRINCIPLES, AND THE LEGA
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PROCESS.
1. Introduction to Legal Principles and Authorities.
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2. Introduction to Legal Research and Analysis.
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PART II: LEGAL RESEARCH.
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3. Constitutions, Statutes, Administrative Law, and Court Rules—Research and Analysis.
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4. Case Law—Research and Briefing.
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5. Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources—
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Encyclopedias, Treatises, American Law Reports, Digests, Shepard's.
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6. Secondary Authority—
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Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries, Legislative History, and Other Secondary Au
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orities.
7. Computers and Internet Legal Research.
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8. Commercial Internet Research.
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PART III: THE SPECIFICS OF LEGAL ANALYSIS.
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9. Legal Analysis—Key Facts.
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10. Legal Analysis—Issue Identification (Spotting the Issue).
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11. Legal Analysis—Stating the Issue.
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12. Case Law Analysis—Is a Case on Point?
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13. Counteranalysis.
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PART IV: LEGAL WRITING.
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14. Fundamentals of Writing.
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15. The Writing Process for Effective Legal Writing.
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16. Office Legal Memorandum: Issues and Facts.
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17. Office Legal Memorandum: Analysis to Conclusion.
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18. External Memoranda: Court Briefs.
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19. Correspondence.
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CHAPTERq1:q:qINTRODUCTIONqTOqLEGALqPRINCIPLESqANDqAUTHORITIES.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Assignmentq1qAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 1
Assignmentq2qAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 2
Assignmentq3qAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 2
Assignmentq4qAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 4
Assignmentq5qAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 6
ASSIGNMENT 1 ANSWERS q q
Answerqtheqfollowingqquestionsqregardingqtheqcourtsqinqyourqstate:
1. AreqthereqlimitedqjurisdictionqcourtsqinqyourqState?
Answer:qTheqstateqconsideredqhereqis,qTexasqinqtheqUnitedqStates.qFederalqcourtsqareqtheqcourtsqthatqhaveqlimite
dqjurisdictions.qTheyqonlyqhearqtheqcasesqwhichqareqapprovedqbyqtheqUnitedqStatesqconstitution.qDistrictqcourtsqa
reqtheqfirstqlevelqofqfederalqcourtsqwhereqlimitedqjurisdictionqexists,qfollowedqbyqcircuitqcourtsqandqsupremeqcourt
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a. Nameqthoseqcourts:
Answer:qThereqareqfourqfederalqdistrictqcourtsqinqtheqStateqofqTexas.qTheyqareqdividedqintoqUnitedqStatesqDistric
tqCourtsqofqtheqNorthernqDistrict,qEasternqDistrict,qSouthernqDistrict,qandqWesternqDistrictqofqTexas.qThereqareq
14qcourtsqofqappealsqinqTexasqwhichqhaveqintermediateqjurisdictionqinqcivilqandqcriminalqcasesqwhichqareqappealsq
fromqtheqcountryqcourts.q AndqlastlyqtheqSupremeqcourtqofqTexas
b. Whatqtypesqofqcasesqcanqeachqofqthoseqcourtsqpresideqover?
Answer:qTheqcasesqinqtheqdistrictqcourtqofqTexasqconsistqofqcriminalqcases,qdivorceqcases,qelectionqcases,qcivilqma
tters,qandqanyqotherqmattersqwhichqareqnotqplacedqinqtheqtrialqcourt.qTheqcircuitqcourtqconsistsqofqtheqcivilqandqcri
minalqcaseqwhichqisqappealedqbyqdistrictqcourts.qTheqSupremeqCourtqofqTexasqisqtheqresortqofqcivilqmattersqinqtheq
US.qTexasqCourtqisqtheqresortqofqcriminalqmatters.
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a. Howqareqthoseqcourtsqorganized—byqcounty,qdistrict,qetc.?
Answer:q Theq geographicalq areaq coveredq byq eachq courtq isq formulatedq byq theq Legislatureq ofq theq UnitedqState
s;qhowever,qeachqcountryqisqservedqbyqaqminimumqofqoneqdistrictqcourt.
b. Doesqthatqcourtqhaveqappellateqjurisdictionqoverqcasesqfromqanyqlimitedqjurisdictionqcou
rts?
Answer:qTheq districtq courtsq doq haveq appellateq jurisdictionq inq allq theqsubordinateq courtsq whichqareq locatedqinqth
eqdistricts;qitqcoversqbothqcivilqandqcriminalqcases.
3. Whatqareqtheqappellateqjurisdictionqcourtsqinqyourqstate?
Answer:qTheqappellantqcourtsqinqStatesqTexasqconsistqofqtheqSupremeqCourt,q14qintermediateqcourtsqofqtheqappe
llant,qandqaqcourtqofqcriminalqappeals.
a. Isqthereqanqintermediateqappellateqcourt?qWhatqisqitqcalledqandqisqitqaqsingleqcourtqorqareqt
hereqmultipleqdivisions?
Answer:qThereqareq14qintermediateqcourtsqofqappeals.qTheyqhaveqjurisdictionqinqcivilqandqcriminalqmattersqfromq
theqdistrictqcourtsqinqeachqofqtheirqgeographicalqcourtqofqappealsqofqdistrictqstate.qTheyqhaveqlimitedqwritqjurisdict
ion.
b. Whatqisqtheqhighestqappellateqcourt?
Answer:qTheqcourtqofqCriminalqappealsqisqtheqhighestqappellateqcourtqinqtheqstateqTexasqofqTheqUnitedqStates.
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s,qsections,qcodes,qetc.)?qDoesqtheqstateqlegislatureqwebsiteqprovideqaqlinkqtoqtheqstateqconstitution?
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