SOLUTION MANUAL FOR LEGAL RESEARCH AN
ALYSIS AND WRITING 5TH EDITION BY WILLIAM
H PUTMAN JDJENNIFER R ALBRIGHT JD LLM
Answer cthe cfollowing cquestions cregarding cthe ccourts cin cyour cstate:
1. Are cthere climited cjurisdiction ccourts cin cyour cState?
Answer: cThe cstate cconsidered chere cis, cTexas cin cthe cUnited cStates. cFederal ccourts care cthe ccourts
cthat chave climited cjurisdictions. cThey conly chear cthe ccases cwhich care capproved cby cthe cUnited
cStates cconstitution. cDistrict ccourts care cthe cfirst clevel cof cfederal ccourts cwhere climited cjurisdiction
cexists, cfollowed cby ccircuit ccourts cand csupreme ccourts.
a. Name cthose ccourts:
Answer: cThere care cfour cfederal cdistrict ccourts cin cthe cState cof cTexas. cThey care cdivided cinto
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,cUnited cStates cDistrict cCourts cof cthe cNorthern cDistrict, cEastern cDistrict, cSouthern cDistrict, cand
cWestern cDistrict cof cTexas. cThere care c14 ccourts cof cappeals cin cTexas cwhich chave cintermediate
cjurisdiction cin ccivil cand ccriminal ccases cwhich care cappeals cfrom cthe ccountry ccourts. c And clastly
cthe cSupreme ccourt cof cTexas
b. What ctypes cof ccases ccan ceach cof cthose ccourts cpreside cover?
Answer: cThe ccases cin cthe cdistrict ccourt cof cTexas cconsist cof ccriminal ccases, cdivorce ccases,
celection ccases, ccivil cmatters, cand cany cother cmatters cwhich care cnot cplaced cin cthe ctrial ccourt. cThe
ccircuit ccourt cconsists cof cthe ccivil cand ccriminal ccase cwhich cis cappealed cby cdistrict ccourts. cThe
cSupreme cCourt cof cTexas cis cthe cresort cof ccivil cmatters cin cthe cUS. cTexas cCourt cis cthe cresort cof
ccriminal cmatters.
2. What
cis the
cgeneral
cjurisdict
ion
2
,court cin cyour cState?
Answer: cIn cthe cState cTexas cof cUnited cStates, cthe cgeneral cjurisdiction ccourt cis ca cdistrict ccourt.
a. How care cthose ccourts corganized—by ccounty, cdistrict, cetc.?
Answer: c The c geographical c area c covered c by c each c court c is c formulated c by c the c Legislature
c of c the c United cStates; chowever, ceach ccountry cis cserved cby ca cminimum cof cone cdistrict ccourt.
b. Does cthat ccourt chave cappellate cjurisdiction cover ccases cfrom cany climited
cjurisdiction ccourts?
Answer: cThe cdistrict ccourts cdo chave cappellate cjurisdiction cin call cthe csubordinate ccourts cwhich care
clocated cin cthe cdistricts; cit ccovers cboth ccivil cand ccriminal ccases.
3. What care cthe cappellate cjurisdiction ccourts cin cyour cstate?
Answer: cThe cappellant ccourts cin cStates cTexas cconsist cof cthe cSupreme cCourt, c14 cintermediate
ccourts cof cthe cappellant, cand ca ccourt cof ccriminal cappeals.
a. Is cthere can cintermediate cappellate ccourt? cWhat cis cit ccalled cand cis cit ca csingle
ccourt cor care cthere cmultiple cdivisions?
Answer: cThere care c14 cintermediate ccourts cof cappeals. cThey chave cjurisdiction cin ccivil cand
ccriminal cmatters cfrom cthe cdistrict ccourts cin ceach cof ctheir cgeographical ccourt cof cappeals cof cdistrict
cstate. cThey chave climited cwrit cjurisdiction.
b. What cis cthe chighest cappellate ccourt?
Answer: cThe ccourt cof cCriminal cappeals cis cthe chighest cappellate ccourt cin cthe cstate cTexas cof cThe
cUnited cStates.
ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
C C C
Question:
Access cthe cwebsite cfor cyour cstate‘s clegislature. cHow cmany cgroups cof cstatutes care cthere c(these
cmay cbe c called ctitles, csections, ccodes, cetc.)? cDoes cthe cstate clegislature cwebsite cprovide ca clink cto
cthe cstate cconstitution?
Answer
:
The
cState
c of
3
, Texas cis cconsidered chere.
The cTexas clegislature cis ca clegislature cof cthe cUnited cStates cstate cof cTexas. cIt cconsists cof c31 csenate
cmembers cand c150 chouse cof crepresentatives. cThe cstate clegislature cof cTexas cis cmet cevery ctwo codd-
numbered cyears.
During cthe csession, cbills care cintroduced cby cthe clegislators cfor capproval. cThe cbills cwhich care
capproved cby cthe claw care carranged cinto ccodes creferred cto cas cTexas cStatues. cThese cstatutes care
conline cpublished cand cprinted. cThere care c31 cstatutes ccodes cavailable cin cthe cTexas cstatutes. cThe
cstatutes cavailable con cthe cTexas cLegislature cwebsite care cupdated cas cper cthe c87th c3rd cLegislative
csession cheld cin c2021.
The cTexas cStatues care cas cfollows:
Agriculture ccode
cAlcoholic cbeverage ccode
cAuxiliary cwater claws
Business cand ccommerce ccode
cBusiness corganization ccode
c Civil cpractice cand cremedies
ccode cCode cof ccriminal
cprocedure cEducation ccode
Election ccode
cEstates ccode
cFamily ccode
cFinance ccode
cGovernment
ccode
Health cand csafety ccode
cHuman cresource ccode
cInsurance ccode
Insurance ccode-Not ccodified
cLabor ccode
Local cgovernment
ccode cNatural
cresources ccode
cOccupations ccode
Park cand cwildlife
ccode cPenal ccode
Property ccode Tax
Special cdistrict clocal claws ccode code
Transpo
crtatio
n
code
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ALYSIS AND WRITING 5TH EDITION BY WILLIAM
H PUTMAN JDJENNIFER R ALBRIGHT JD LLM
Answer cthe cfollowing cquestions cregarding cthe ccourts cin cyour cstate:
1. Are cthere climited cjurisdiction ccourts cin cyour cState?
Answer: cThe cstate cconsidered chere cis, cTexas cin cthe cUnited cStates. cFederal ccourts care cthe ccourts
cthat chave climited cjurisdictions. cThey conly chear cthe ccases cwhich care capproved cby cthe cUnited
cStates cconstitution. cDistrict ccourts care cthe cfirst clevel cof cfederal ccourts cwhere climited cjurisdiction
cexists, cfollowed cby ccircuit ccourts cand csupreme ccourts.
a. Name cthose ccourts:
Answer: cThere care cfour cfederal cdistrict ccourts cin cthe cState cof cTexas. cThey care cdivided cinto
1
,cUnited cStates cDistrict cCourts cof cthe cNorthern cDistrict, cEastern cDistrict, cSouthern cDistrict, cand
cWestern cDistrict cof cTexas. cThere care c14 ccourts cof cappeals cin cTexas cwhich chave cintermediate
cjurisdiction cin ccivil cand ccriminal ccases cwhich care cappeals cfrom cthe ccountry ccourts. c And clastly
cthe cSupreme ccourt cof cTexas
b. What ctypes cof ccases ccan ceach cof cthose ccourts cpreside cover?
Answer: cThe ccases cin cthe cdistrict ccourt cof cTexas cconsist cof ccriminal ccases, cdivorce ccases,
celection ccases, ccivil cmatters, cand cany cother cmatters cwhich care cnot cplaced cin cthe ctrial ccourt. cThe
ccircuit ccourt cconsists cof cthe ccivil cand ccriminal ccase cwhich cis cappealed cby cdistrict ccourts. cThe
cSupreme cCourt cof cTexas cis cthe cresort cof ccivil cmatters cin cthe cUS. cTexas cCourt cis cthe cresort cof
ccriminal cmatters.
2. What
cis the
cgeneral
cjurisdict
ion
2
,court cin cyour cState?
Answer: cIn cthe cState cTexas cof cUnited cStates, cthe cgeneral cjurisdiction ccourt cis ca cdistrict ccourt.
a. How care cthose ccourts corganized—by ccounty, cdistrict, cetc.?
Answer: c The c geographical c area c covered c by c each c court c is c formulated c by c the c Legislature
c of c the c United cStates; chowever, ceach ccountry cis cserved cby ca cminimum cof cone cdistrict ccourt.
b. Does cthat ccourt chave cappellate cjurisdiction cover ccases cfrom cany climited
cjurisdiction ccourts?
Answer: cThe cdistrict ccourts cdo chave cappellate cjurisdiction cin call cthe csubordinate ccourts cwhich care
clocated cin cthe cdistricts; cit ccovers cboth ccivil cand ccriminal ccases.
3. What care cthe cappellate cjurisdiction ccourts cin cyour cstate?
Answer: cThe cappellant ccourts cin cStates cTexas cconsist cof cthe cSupreme cCourt, c14 cintermediate
ccourts cof cthe cappellant, cand ca ccourt cof ccriminal cappeals.
a. Is cthere can cintermediate cappellate ccourt? cWhat cis cit ccalled cand cis cit ca csingle
ccourt cor care cthere cmultiple cdivisions?
Answer: cThere care c14 cintermediate ccourts cof cappeals. cThey chave cjurisdiction cin ccivil cand
ccriminal cmatters cfrom cthe cdistrict ccourts cin ceach cof ctheir cgeographical ccourt cof cappeals cof cdistrict
cstate. cThey chave climited cwrit cjurisdiction.
b. What cis cthe chighest cappellate ccourt?
Answer: cThe ccourt cof cCriminal cappeals cis cthe chighest cappellate ccourt cin cthe cstate cTexas cof cThe
cUnited cStates.
ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS
C C C
Question:
Access cthe cwebsite cfor cyour cstate‘s clegislature. cHow cmany cgroups cof cstatutes care cthere c(these
cmay cbe c called ctitles, csections, ccodes, cetc.)? cDoes cthe cstate clegislature cwebsite cprovide ca clink cto
cthe cstate cconstitution?
Answer
:
The
cState
c of
3
, Texas cis cconsidered chere.
The cTexas clegislature cis ca clegislature cof cthe cUnited cStates cstate cof cTexas. cIt cconsists cof c31 csenate
cmembers cand c150 chouse cof crepresentatives. cThe cstate clegislature cof cTexas cis cmet cevery ctwo codd-
numbered cyears.
During cthe csession, cbills care cintroduced cby cthe clegislators cfor capproval. cThe cbills cwhich care
capproved cby cthe claw care carranged cinto ccodes creferred cto cas cTexas cStatues. cThese cstatutes care
conline cpublished cand cprinted. cThere care c31 cstatutes ccodes cavailable cin cthe cTexas cstatutes. cThe
cstatutes cavailable con cthe cTexas cLegislature cwebsite care cupdated cas cper cthe c87th c3rd cLegislative
csession cheld cin c2021.
The cTexas cStatues care cas cfollows:
Agriculture ccode
cAlcoholic cbeverage ccode
cAuxiliary cwater claws
Business cand ccommerce ccode
cBusiness corganization ccode
c Civil cpractice cand cremedies
ccode cCode cof ccriminal
cprocedure cEducation ccode
Election ccode
cEstates ccode
cFamily ccode
cFinance ccode
cGovernment
ccode
Health cand csafety ccode
cHuman cresource ccode
cInsurance ccode
Insurance ccode-Not ccodified
cLabor ccode
Local cgovernment
ccode cNatural
cresources ccode
cOccupations ccode
Park cand cwildlife
ccode cPenal ccode
Property ccode Tax
Special cdistrict clocal claws ccode code
Transpo
crtatio
n
code
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