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

SOLUTION MANUAL ii




Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, 5th Edition
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by Putman, Albright, Chapters 1 - 19
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS ii ii ii




PART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH, ANALYTICAL PRINCIPLES, AND THE
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LEGAL 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
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Analysis.
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4. Case Law—Research and Briefing.
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5. Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources—Encyclopedias, Treatises,
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American Law Reports, Digests, Shepard's.
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6. Secondary Authority—Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries,
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Legislative History, and Other Secondary Authorities.
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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 ii ii ii


CHAPTER ii1: ii: iiINTRODUCTION iiTO iiLEGAL iiPRINCIPLES iiAND iiAUTHORITIES.


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Assignment ii1 iiAnswers ..................................................................................................................... 1
Assignment ii2 iiAnswers ..................................................................................................................... 2
Assignment ii3 iiAnswers ..................................................................................................................... 2
Assignment ii4 iiAnswers ..................................................................................................................... 4
Assignment ii5 iiAnswers ..................................................................................................................... 6

ASSIGNMENT 1 ANSWERS ii ii




Answer iithe iifollowing iiquestions iiregarding iithe iicourts iiin iiyour iistate:

1. Are iithere iilimited iijurisdiction iicourts iiin iiyour iiState?

Answer: iiThe iistate iiconsidered iihere iiis, iiTexas iiin iithe iiUnited iiStates. iiFederal iicourts iiare iithe
iicourts iithat iihave iilimited iijurisdictions. iiThey iionly iihear iithe iicases iiwhich iiare iiapproved iiby

iithe iiUnited iiStates iiconstitution. iiDistrict ii courts iiare iithe iifirst iilevel iiof iifederal iicourts iiwhere

iilimited iijurisdiction iiexists, iifollowed iiby ii circuit ii courts iiand iisupreme iicourts.




a. Name iithose iicourts:

Answer: iiThere iiare iifour iifederal iidistrict iicourts iiin iithe iiState iiof iiTexas. iiThey iiare iidivided
iiinto iiUnited iiStates iiDistrict iiCourts iiof iithe iiNorthern iiDistrict, iiEastern iiDistrict, iiSouthern

iiDistrict, iiand iiWestern iiDistrict iiof iiTexas. iThere iiare ii14 iicourts iiof iiappeals iiin ii Texas iiwhich

iihave iiintermediate iijurisdiction iiin iicivil iiand ii criminal ii cases iiwhich iiare iiappeals iifrom iithe

iicountry iicourts. i i And iilastly iithe iiSupreme iicourt iiof iiTexas




b. What iitypes iiof iicases iican iieach iiof iithose iicourts iipreside iiover?

Answer: iiThe iicases iiin iithe iidistrict iicourt iiof iiTexas iiconsist iiof iicriminal iicases, iidivorce iicases,
iielection ii cases, iicivil iimatters, iiand iiany iiother iimatters iiwhich iiare iinot iiplaced iiin iithe iitrial

iicourt. iiThe iicircuit iicourt ii consists iiof iithe icivil iiand iicriminal iicase iiwhich iiis iiappealed ii by

iidistrict ii courts. iiThe iiSupreme iiCourt iiof iiTexas iiis iithe iiresort iiof iicivil iimatters iiin iithe iiUS.

iiTexas iiCourt iiis iithe iiresort iiof iicriminal iimatters.




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