Solution Manual for Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition by Putman & Albright – Complete Chapters 1–19

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

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART13I:13INTRODUCTION13TO13RESEARCH,13ANALYTICAL13PRINCIPLES,13AND13THE13L
GAL13PROCESS.

1.13Introduction13to13Legal13Principles13and13Authorities.
2.13Introduction13to13Legal13Research13and13Analysis.

PART13II:13LEGAL13RESEARCH.

3.13Constitutions,13Statutes,13Administrative13Law,13and13Court13Rules—Research13and13Analysis.
4.13Case13Law—Research13and13Briefing.
5.13Secondary13Authority13and13Other13Research13Sources—
Encyclopedias,13Treatises,13American13Law13Reports,13Digests,13Shepard's.
6.13Secondary13Authority—
Periodicals,13Restatements,13Uniform13Laws,13Dictionaries,13Legislative13History,13and13Other13Seconda
13Authorities.

7.13Computers13and13Internet13Legal13Research.
8.13Commercial13Internet13Research.

PART13III:13THE13SPECIFICS13OF13LEGAL13ANALYSIS.

9.13Legal13Analysis—Key13Facts.
10.13Legal13Analysis—Issue13Identification13(Spotting13the13Issue).
11.13Legal13Analysis—Stating13the13Issue.
12.13Case13Law13Analysis—Is13a13Case13on13Point?
13.13Counteranalysis.

,PART13IV:13LEGAL13WRITING.

14.13Fundamentals13of13Writing.
15.13The13Writing13Process13for13Effective13Legal13Writing.
16.13Office13Legal13Memorandum:13Issues13and13Facts.
17.13Office13Legal13Memorandum:13Analysis13to13Conclusion.
18.13External13Memoranda:13Court13Briefs.
19.13Correspondence.

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CHAPTER131:13:13INTRODUCTION13TO13LEGAL13PRINCIPLES13AND13AUTHORITIES.


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ASSIGNMENT 1 ANSWERS 13 13



Answer13the13following13questions13regarding13the13courts13in13your13state:

1. Are13there13limited13jurisdiction13courts13in13your13State?

Answer:13The13state13considered13here13is,13Texas13in13the13United13States.13Federal13courts13are13the13courts13that
13have13limited13jurisdictions.13They13only13hear13the13cases13which13are13approved13by13the13United13States13const

itution.13District13courts13are13the13first13level13of13federal13courts13where13limited13jurisdiction13exists,13followed13
by13circuit13courts13and13supreme13courts.

a. Name13those13courts:

Answer:13There13are13four13federal13district13courts13in13the13State13of13Texas.13They13are13divided13into13United13
States13District13Courts13of13the13Northern13District,13Eastern13District,13Southern13District,13and13Western13Dist
rict13of13Texas.13There13are131413courts13of13appeals13in13Texas13which13have13intermediate13jurisdiction13in13civil13a
nd13criminal13cases13which13are13appeals13from13the13country13courts.1 3 And13lastly13the13Supreme13court13of13Tex
as

b. What13types13of13cases13can13each13of13those13courts13preside13over?

Answer:13The13cases13in13the13district13court13of13Texas13consist13of13criminal13cases,13divorce13cases,13election13ca
ses,13civil13matters,13and13any13other13matters13which13are13not13placed13in13the13trial13court.13The13circuit13court13c
onsists13of13the13civil13and13criminal13case13which13is13appealed13by13district13courts.13The13Supreme13Court13of13Te
xas13is13the13resort13of13civil13matters13in13the13US.13Texas13Court13is13the13resort13of13criminal13matters.

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