1
,Solution and Answer Guide . . .
PUTMAN/ALBRIGHT, .LEGAL .RESEARCH, .ANALYSIS, .& .WRITING, .5E, . 9780357619445;
.CHAPTER .1: .: .INTRODUCTION .TO .LEGAL .PRINCIPLES .AND .AUTHORITIES.
TABLE .OF .CONTENTS
Assignment .1 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 1
Assignment .2 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 2
Assignment .3 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 2
Assignment .4 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 4
Assignment .5 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 6
ASSIGNMENT .1 .ANSWERS
.
Answer .the .following .questions .regarding .the .courts .in .your .state:
1. Are .there .limited .jurisdiction .courts .in .your .State?
Answer: .The .state .considered .here .is, .Texas .in .the .United .States. .Federal .courts .are .the .courts .that
.have .limited .jurisdictions. .They .only .hear .the .cases .which .are .approved .by .the .United .States
.constitution. .District .courts .are .the .first .level .of .federal .courts .where .limited .jurisdiction .exists,
.followed .by .circuit .courts .and .supreme .courts.
a. Name .those .courts:
Answer: .There .are .four .federal .district .courts .in .the .State .of .Texas. .They .are .divided .into .United
.States .District .Courts .of .the .Northern .District, .Eastern .District, .Southern .District, .and .Western
.District .of .Texas. .There .are .14 .courts .of .appeals .in .Texas .which .have .intermediate .jurisdiction .in
.civil .and .criminal .cases .which .are .appeals .from .the .country .courts. . And .lastly .the .Supreme .court .of
.Texas
b. What .types .of .cases .can .each .of .those .courts .preside .over?
Answer: .The .cases .in .the .district .court .of .Texas .consist .of .criminal .cases, .divorce .cases, .election
.cases, .civil .matters, .and .any .other .matters .which .are .not .placed .in .the .trial .court. .The .circuit .court
.consists .of .the .civil .and .criminal .case .which .is .appealed .by .district .courts. .The .Supreme .Court .of
.Texas .is .the .resort .of .civil .matters .in .the .US. .Texas .Court .is .the .resort .of .criminal .matters.
2. What
.is the
.general
.jurisdict
2
,ion
3
, court .in .your .State?
Answer: .In .the .State .Texas .of .United .States, .the .general .jurisdiction .court .is .a .district .court.
a. How .are .those .courts .organized—by .county, .district, .etc.?
Answer: . The . geographical . area . covered . by . each . court . is . formulated . by . the . Legislature . of
. the . United .States; .however, .each .country .is .served .by .a .minimum .of .one .district .court.
b. Does .that .court .have .appellate .jurisdiction .over .cases .from .any .limited
.jurisdiction .courts?
Answer: .The .district .courts .do .have .appellate .jurisdiction .in .all .the .subordinate .courts .which .are
.located .in .the .districts; .it .covers .both .civil .and .criminal .cases.
3. What .are .the .appellate .jurisdiction .courts .in .your .state?
Answer: .The .appellant .courts .in .States .Texas .consist .of .the .Supreme .Court, .14 .intermediate .courts .of
.the .appellant, .and .a .court .of .criminal .appeals.
a. Is .there .an .intermediate .appellate .court? .What .is .it .called .and .is .it .a .single
.court .or .are .there .multiple .divisions?
Answer: .There .are .14 .intermediate .courts .of .appeals. .They .have .jurisdiction .in .civil .and .criminal
.matters .from .the .district .courts .in .each .of .their .geographical .court .of .appeals .of .district .state. .They
.have .limited .writ .jurisdiction.
b. What .is .the .highest .appellate .court?
Answer: .The .court .of .Criminal .appeals .is .the .highest .appellate .court .in .the .state .Texas .of .The
.United .States.
ASSIGNMENT .2 .ANSWERS
.
Question:
Access .the .website .for .your .state‘s .legislature. .How .many .groups .of .statutes .are .there .(these .may .be
. called .titles, .sections, .codes, .etc.)? .Does .the .state .legislature .website .provide .a .link .to .the .state
.constitution?
Answer
:
The
.State
. of
4
,Solution and Answer Guide . . .
PUTMAN/ALBRIGHT, .LEGAL .RESEARCH, .ANALYSIS, .& .WRITING, .5E, . 9780357619445;
.CHAPTER .1: .: .INTRODUCTION .TO .LEGAL .PRINCIPLES .AND .AUTHORITIES.
TABLE .OF .CONTENTS
Assignment .1 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 1
Assignment .2 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 2
Assignment .3 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 2
Assignment .4 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 4
Assignment .5 .Answers................................................................................................................................ 6
ASSIGNMENT .1 .ANSWERS
.
Answer .the .following .questions .regarding .the .courts .in .your .state:
1. Are .there .limited .jurisdiction .courts .in .your .State?
Answer: .The .state .considered .here .is, .Texas .in .the .United .States. .Federal .courts .are .the .courts .that
.have .limited .jurisdictions. .They .only .hear .the .cases .which .are .approved .by .the .United .States
.constitution. .District .courts .are .the .first .level .of .federal .courts .where .limited .jurisdiction .exists,
.followed .by .circuit .courts .and .supreme .courts.
a. Name .those .courts:
Answer: .There .are .four .federal .district .courts .in .the .State .of .Texas. .They .are .divided .into .United
.States .District .Courts .of .the .Northern .District, .Eastern .District, .Southern .District, .and .Western
.District .of .Texas. .There .are .14 .courts .of .appeals .in .Texas .which .have .intermediate .jurisdiction .in
.civil .and .criminal .cases .which .are .appeals .from .the .country .courts. . And .lastly .the .Supreme .court .of
.Texas
b. What .types .of .cases .can .each .of .those .courts .preside .over?
Answer: .The .cases .in .the .district .court .of .Texas .consist .of .criminal .cases, .divorce .cases, .election
.cases, .civil .matters, .and .any .other .matters .which .are .not .placed .in .the .trial .court. .The .circuit .court
.consists .of .the .civil .and .criminal .case .which .is .appealed .by .district .courts. .The .Supreme .Court .of
.Texas .is .the .resort .of .civil .matters .in .the .US. .Texas .Court .is .the .resort .of .criminal .matters.
2. What
.is the
.general
.jurisdict
2
,ion
3
, court .in .your .State?
Answer: .In .the .State .Texas .of .United .States, .the .general .jurisdiction .court .is .a .district .court.
a. How .are .those .courts .organized—by .county, .district, .etc.?
Answer: . The . geographical . area . covered . by . each . court . is . formulated . by . the . Legislature . of
. the . United .States; .however, .each .country .is .served .by .a .minimum .of .one .district .court.
b. Does .that .court .have .appellate .jurisdiction .over .cases .from .any .limited
.jurisdiction .courts?
Answer: .The .district .courts .do .have .appellate .jurisdiction .in .all .the .subordinate .courts .which .are
.located .in .the .districts; .it .covers .both .civil .and .criminal .cases.
3. What .are .the .appellate .jurisdiction .courts .in .your .state?
Answer: .The .appellant .courts .in .States .Texas .consist .of .the .Supreme .Court, .14 .intermediate .courts .of
.the .appellant, .and .a .court .of .criminal .appeals.
a. Is .there .an .intermediate .appellate .court? .What .is .it .called .and .is .it .a .single
.court .or .are .there .multiple .divisions?
Answer: .There .are .14 .intermediate .courts .of .appeals. .They .have .jurisdiction .in .civil .and .criminal
.matters .from .the .district .courts .in .each .of .their .geographical .court .of .appeals .of .district .state. .They
.have .limited .writ .jurisdiction.
b. What .is .the .highest .appellate .court?
Answer: .The .court .of .Criminal .appeals .is .the .highest .appellate .court .in .the .state .Texas .of .The
.United .States.
ASSIGNMENT .2 .ANSWERS
.
Question:
Access .the .website .for .your .state‘s .legislature. .How .many .groups .of .statutes .are .there .(these .may .be
. called .titles, .sections, .codes, .etc.)? .Does .the .state .legislature .website .provide .a .link .to .the .state
.constitution?
Answer
:
The
.State
. of
4
