SOLUTION MANUAL Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition by Putman, Albright, Chapters 1 - 19

SOLUTION MANUAL
Legal 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
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L PROCESS.
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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 A
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thorities.
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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,Solution and Answer Guide V V V


CHAPTERV1:V:VINTRODUCTIONVTOVLEGALVPRINCIPLESVANDVAUTHORITIES.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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
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