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SOLUTION MANUAL Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition by Putman, Albright, Chapters 1 - 19
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SOLUTION MANUALLegal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition
by Putman, Albright, Chapters 1 - 19
,TABLE OF CONTENTS V V V
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH, ANALYTICAL PRINCIPLES, AND THE LEG
V V V V V V V V V
L PROCESS.
V
1. Introduction to Legal Principles and Authorities.
V V V V V V
2. Introduction to Legal Research and Analysis.
V V V V V V
PART II: LEGAL RESEARCH.
V V V
3. Constitutions, Statutes, Administrative Law, and Court Rules—Research and Analysis.
V V V V V V V V V
4. Case Law—Research and Briefing.
V V V V
5. Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources—
V V V V V V
Encyclopedias, Treatises, American Law Reports, Digests, Shepard's.
V V V V V V
6. Secondary Authority—
V V
Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries, Legislative History, and Other Secondary A
V V V V V V V V V V
thorities.
7. Computers and Internet Legal Research.
V V V V V
8. Commercial Internet Research.
V V V
PART III: THE SPECIFICS OF LEGAL ANALYSIS.
V V V V V V
9. Legal Analysis—Key Facts.
V V V
10. Legal Analysis—Issue Identification (Spotting the Issue).
V V V V V V
11. Legal Analysis—Stating the Issue.
V V V V
12. Case Law Analysis—Is a Case on Point?
V V V V V V V
13. Counteranalysis.
V
PART IV: LEGAL WRITING.
V V V
14. Fundamentals of Writing.
V V V
15. The Writing Process for Effective Legal Writing.
V V V V V V V
16. Office Legal Memorandum: Issues and Facts.
V V V V V V
17. Office Legal Memorandum: Analysis to Conclusion.
V V V V V V
18. External Memoranda: Court Briefs.
V V V V
19. Correspondence.
V
,Solution and Answer Guide V V V
CHAPTERV1:V:VINTRODUCTIONVTOVLEGALVPRINCIPLESVANDVAUTHORITIES.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
V V
AssignmentV1VAnswers ........................................................................................................................... 1
AssignmentV2VAnswers........................................................................................................................... 2
AssignmentV3VAnswers........................................................................................................................... 2
AssignmentV4VAnswers........................................................................................................................... 4
AssignmentV5VAnswers........................................................................................................................... 6
ASSIGNMENT 1 ANSWERS V V
AnswerVtheVfollowingVquestionsVregardingVtheVcourtsVinVyourVstate:
1. AreVthereVlimitedVjurisdictionVcourtsVinVyourVState?
Answer:VTheVstateVconsideredVhereVis,VTexasVinVtheVUnitedVStates.VFederalVcourtsVareVtheVcourtsVthatVhaveVli
mitedVjurisdictions.VTheyVonlyVhearVtheVcasesVwhichVareVapprovedVbyVtheVUnitedVStatesVconstitution.VDistrictV
courtsVareVtheVfirstVlevelVofVfederalVcourtsVwhereVlimitedVjurisdictionVexists,VfollowedVbyVcircuitVcourtsVandVsu
premeVcourts.
a. NameVthoseVcourts:
Answer:VThereVareVfourVfederalVdistrictVcourtsVinVtheVStateVofVTexas.VTheyVareVdividedVintoVUnitedVStatesVDi
strictVCourtsVofVtheVNorthernVDistrict,VEasternVDistrict,VSouthernVDistrict,VandVWesternVDistrictVofVTexas.VT
hereVareV14VcourtsVofVappealsVinVTexasVwhichVhaveVintermediateVjurisdictionVinVcivilVandVcriminalVcasesVwhich
VareVappealsVfromVtheVcountryVcourts.V AndVlastlyVtheVSupremeVcourtVofVTexas
b. WhatVtypesVofVcasesVcanVeachVofVthoseVcourtsVpresideVover?
Answer:VTheVcasesVinVtheVdistrictVcourtVofVTexasVconsistVofVcriminalVcases,VdivorceVcases,VelectionVcases,Vcivi
lVmatters,VandVanyVotherVmattersVwhichVareVnotVplacedVinVtheVtrialVcourt.VTheVcircuitVcourtVconsistsVofVtheVcivi
lVandVcriminalVcaseVwhichVisVappealedVbyVdistrictVcourts.VTheVSupremeVCourtVofVTexasVisVtheVresortVofVcivilV
mattersVinVtheVUS.VTexasVCourtVisVtheVresortVofVcriminalVmatters.
2. WhatV
is
theVg
eneralVju
risdict
ion
, courtVinVyourVState?
Answer:VInVtheVStateVTexasVofVUnitedVStates,VtheVgeneralVjurisdictionVcourtVisVaVdistrictVcourt.
a. HowVareVthoseVcourtsVorganized—byVcounty,Vdistrict,Vetc.?
Answer:V TheV geographicalV areaV coveredV byV eachV courtV isV formulatedV byV theV LegislatureV ofV theV UnitedVSt
ates;Vhowever,VeachVcountryVisVservedVbyVaVminimumVofVoneVdistrictVcourt.
b. DoesVthatVcourtVhaveVappellateVjurisdictionVoverVcasesVfromVanyVlimitedVjurisdictionVc
ourts?
Answer:VTheVdistrictV courtsV doVhaveVappellateVjurisdictionV inVallV theVsubordinateVcourtsV whichVareVlocatedVin
VtheVdistricts;VitVcoversVbothVcivilVandVcriminalVcases.
3. WhatVareVtheVappellateVjurisdictionVcourtsVinVyourVstate?
Answer:VTheVappellantVcourtsVinVStatesVTexasVconsistVofVtheVSupremeVCourt,V14VintermediateVcourtsVofVtheVa
ppellant,VandVaVcourtVofVcriminalVappeals.
a. IsVthereVanVintermediateVappellateVcourt?VWhatVisVitVcalledVandVisVitVaVsingleVcourtVorV
areVthereVmultipleVdivisions?
Answer:VThereVareV14VintermediateVcourtsVofVappeals.VTheyVhaveVjurisdictionVinVcivilVandVcriminalVmattersVfr
omVtheVdistrictVcourtsVinVeachVofVtheirVgeographicalVcourtVofVappealsVofVdistrictVstate.VTheyVhaveVlimitedVwritV
jurisdiction.
b. WhatVisVtheVhighestVappellateVcourt?
Answer:VTheVcourtVofVCriminalVappealsVisVtheVhighestVappellateVcourtVinVtheVstateVTexasVofVTheVUnitedVState
s.
ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS V V
Question:
AccessVtheVwebsiteVforVyourVstate‘sVlegislature.VHowVmanyVgroupsVofVstatutesVareV thereV(theseVmayVbeVcalledV
titles,Vsections,Vcodes,Vetc.)?VDoesVtheVstateVlegislatureVwebsiteVprovideVaVlinkVtoVtheVstateVconstitution?
Answer
:
The
StateV of
V
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