PLA 3309 exam 1 study guide questions & answers 2024/2025
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PLA 3309
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PLA 3309
PLA 3309 exam 1 study guide questions & answers 2024/2025
case brief format - ANSWERSa case brief should begin with the correct citation, which includes the case name, the reporter where it can be found, and the date the case was decided
facts - ANSWERSa court opinion includes both substan...
PLA 3309 exam 1 study guide questions
& answers 2024/2025
case brief format - ANSWERSa case brief should begin with the correct citation, which includes the case
name, the reporter where it can be found, and the date the case was decided
facts - ANSWERSa court opinion includes both substantive and procedural facts
substantive facts - ANSWERSfacts that include what occurred to cause one party to file a lawsuit against
another, or for a party to be charged with a crime
procedural facts - ANSWERSfacts that include what happened at the lower court "smith was found guilty
of murder and appealed his conviction", or "the (number) district court of appeals affirmed the guilty
verdict, and smith appealed to the Florida Supreme Court"
the facts section of a case brief should only include ________________ - ANSWERSthose that were
relevant to the court's decision
Issue - ANSWERSpublished cases are generally appellate, which means they were appealed from a lower
court, like the trial court of a lower appellate court
-this section should begin with a question that centers around what happened in the lower court
what question must be answered in the issues section of a case brief - ANSWERS"why was this case
appealed"?; "does the person who lost at the lower court believe an error was made by that court?";
"did the lower court err?"; "did the lower court abuse its discretion?"; "which court is the lower court?"
Law - ANSWERSthe law (rule of law) section of the case brief requires students to determine what law
(statutes, etc.) the court used in making its decision
includes:
-cases
, -statutes
-constitutions
-administrative hearings
rationale/reasoning - ANSWERSthis section requires student to articulate why the court ruled the way it
did; that provides them with some insight about how the court, and lower courts within its jurisdiction,
will decide further cases with similar facts
holding - ANSWERSmerely a restatement of the court's disposition of the case: its answer to the
questions stated in the issues section of the case brief
ASA/DA - ANSWERSboth refer to the prosecutor, assistant state attorney or district attorney
LEO - ANSWERSlaw enforcement officer
R/S - ANSWERSreasonable suspition
P/C - ANSWERSprobable cause
BOP - ANSWERSburden of proof
PDT - ANSWERSpretrial detention
PTR - ANSWERSpretrial release
Felony - ANSWERSa serious crime that can be punishable by more than one year in prison up to life or
death
Misdimeanor - ANSWERSa less serious crime usually has a max. of either 60 days, six months or up to
one year in jail
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