SOLUTION6MANUAL
Legal6Research,6Analysis,6and6Writing,65th6Edition
by6Putman,6Albright,6Chapters616-619
,TABLE6OF6CONTENTS6
PART6I:6INTRODUCTION6TO6RESEARCH,6ANALYTICAL6PRINCIPLES,6AND6THE6
EGAL6PROCESS.
1.6Introduction6to6Legal6Principles6and6Authorities.
2.6Introduction6to6Legal6Research6and6Analysis.
PART6II:6LEGAL6RESEARCH.
3.6Constitutions,6Statutes,6Administrative6Law,6and6Court6Rules—Research6and6Analysis.
4.6Case6Law—Research6and6Briefing.
5.6Secondary6Authority6and6Other6Research6Sources—
Encyclopedias,6Treatises,6American6Law6Reports,6Digests,6Shepard's.
6.6Secondary6Authority—
Periodicals,6Restatements,6Uniform6Laws,6Dictionaries,6Legislative6History,6and6Other6Second
ry6Authorities.
7.6Computers6and6Internet6Legal6Research.
8.6Commercial6Internet6Research.
PART6III:6THE6SPECIFICS6OF6LEGAL6ANALYSIS.
9.6Legal6Analysis—Key6Facts.
10.6Legal6Analysis—Issue6Identification6(Spotting6the6Issue).
11.6Legal6Analysis—Stating6the6Issue.
12.6Case6Law6Analysis—Is6a6Case6on6Point?
13.6Counteranalysis.
,PART6IV:6LEGAL6WRITING.
14.6Fundamentals6of6Writing.
15.6The6Writing6Process6for6Effective6Legal6Writing.
16.6Office6Legal6Memorandum:6Issues6and6Facts.
17.6Office6Legal6Memorandum:6Analysis6to6Conclusion.
18.6External6Memoranda:6Court6Briefs.
19.6Correspondence.
, Solution6and6Answer6Guide
CHAPTER61:6:6INTRODUCTION6TO6LEGAL6PRINCIPLES6AND6AUTHORITIES.
TABLE6OF6CONTENTS
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ASSIGNMENT616ANSWERS
Answer6the6following6questions6regarding6the6courts6in6your6state:
1. Are6there6limited6jurisdiction6courts6in6your6State?
Answer:6The6state6considered6here6is,6Texas6in6the6United6States.6Federal6courts6are6the6courts6that6
have6limited6jurisdictions.6They6only6hear6the6cases6which6are6approved6by6the6United6States6constitut
ion.6District6courts6are6the6first6level6of6federal6courts6where6limited6jurisdiction6exists,6followed6by6ci
rcuit6courts6and6supreme6courts.
a. Name6those6courts:
Answer:6There6are6four6federal6district6courts6in6the6State6of6Texas.6They6are6divided6into6United6St
ates6District6Courts6of6the6Northern6District,6Eastern6District,6Southern6District,6and6Western6District
6of6Texas.6There6are6146courts6of6appeals6in6Texas6which6have6intermediate6jurisdiction6in6civil6and6c
riminal6cases6which6are6appeals6from6the6country6courts.6 And6lastly6the6Supreme6court6of6Texas
b. What6types6of6cases6can6each6of6those6courts6preside6over?
Answer:6The6cases6in6the6district6court6of6Texas6consist6of6criminal6cases,6divorce6cases,6election6cas
es,6civil6matters,6and6any6other6matters6which6are6not6placed6in6the6trial6court.6The6circuit6court6con
sists6of6the6civil6and6criminal6case6which6is6appealed6by6district6courts.6The6Supreme6Court6of6Texas6
is6the6resort6of6civil6matters6in6the6US.6Texas6Court6is6the6resort6of6criminal6matters.
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