Questions and Answers of Legal Research Analysis and Writing

9. Deputy Smith, an experienced agent made a cocaine seizure today
8. Today I wrote reports for burglary, theft and battery.
7. I am usually assigned to Zone 43 but today I am working in Zone 45.
6. I arrested the defendant for shoplifting yet he denied the charge.
5. Sergeant Jones the Day-Shift supervisor, asked for volunteers.
4. I charged the defendant with sale and delivery of cocaine, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
3. At today’s Day-Shift briefing Sergeant Jones asked for volunteers.
2. We approached the defendant, and asked to buy a “dime.”
1. We approached the defendant and Deputy Smith asked to buy a “dime.”
10. I transported the defendant to Central Booking for processing
9. I arrested the defendant.
7. The suspect removed the victim’s bicycle from the garage.
6. The defendant punched the victim in the face.
5. I processed the scene for latent prints.
4. The stereo is valued at $300.00.
3. He removed a stereo from the dash.
2. The defendant smashed the driver’s door window.
1. The defendant entered the victim’s vehicle.
5. The suspect entered the vehicle through the driver’s door
4. Deputy Smith read the defendant his Miranda rights.
3. I arrested the defendant.
2. I responded to the scene.
1. The victim reported the crime.Who reported the crime? The victim.
Locate 4 U.S.C. § 3. What ALR annotation discusses what constitutes violation of flag desecration statutes?
Using a digest of your instructor’s choice, identify the 2011 Arizona case holding that a protective sweep of an apartment was unlawful because officers lacked knowledge that someone posing a
Using federalregister.gov, locate the 2022 clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. It is an expansion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guideline for prescribing
Use the ALR Quick Index and answer the following questions.a. Which annotation deals with liability for an injury inflicted by a domestic animal exhibited at a show?b. Review the annotation.i. Who is
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
Brief a case of your instructor’s choosing using the format provided in this chapter or the format provided by your instructor.
Access your state supreme court website. Does the website include published opinions of the supreme court? If so, in what ways can you search those opinions?
Review the annotations at 51 A.L.R.4th 446.a. What is the title?b. Which section of the annotation discusses the view of imposing liability without proof of the owner’s knowledge of a dog’s
The client is in-house counsel for a large automobile manufacturer. The client was terminated without having any prior discipline and without notice. The employer told the client that being in-house
Describe how you would obtain, free of charge, a law review article from the Buffalo Criminal Law Review.
What legal research links are provided by the American Bar Association?
What is the citation of a 1993 ALR annotation that discusses the admissibility of polygraph test results in an action for malicious prosecution? What Am. Jur. 2, Evidence research references are
a. The sheriff ’s office conducted an investigation of the matter.b. Our intention is to audit the records of the business.c. The paralegal has the intention of finishing the assignment on time.d.
a. The list of prohibited items in the court [is/are] posted at the entrance.b. The witnesses, Joe Friel and Bob Blaze, [arrive/arrives] by plane this afternoon.c. Neither Judge Mack or Judge Atwood
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
The paralegal is assigned the task of preparing an office legal memorandum. The memorandum is due in seven days, and there is a five-page limit. The facts of law are as follows:Facts: The
Prepare a checklist for revising and editing. Include materials related to parts of speech, grammar, and sentence and paragraph structure from Chapter 14.
a. The attorneys fees were disputed.b. The long complicated statutes were hard to understand.c. The paralegal said she would do the research yet she has not begun.d. The police have arrived at the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
In each of the following exercises, the assignment is to prepare an office memo. Each assignment contains an assignment memo from the supervising attorney that includes all the available facts of the
The assignment is to prepare a rough draft of the appellee’s brief in opposition to the appellant’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress evidence seized from
Restate each of the following question components of the issue in a persuasive manner:a. “should the evidence be suppressed when . . .?” In the case, the police failed to obtain a search warrant
In the following exercise, the assignment is to prepare a trial court brief. The assignment contains the memo from the supervising attorney, which includes all the available facts of the case.
Refer to the memorandum you drafted for Chapters 16 and 17. Your instructor will direct you to draft a informational, opinion, or demand letter (whichever is appropriate) based on your memorandum.
In this assignment, draft the letter for the signature of the supervising attorney, Alice Black. Use the letterhead presented in the Application section of this chapter. Mr. Sanders’s address is
Draft an information letter to the client, Mr. Daniel Hope, Vice President, National Insurance Company. In the letter, summarize the state law concerning National’s duty to defend persons it
Based on your instructor’s direction, perform any of the above assignments using your state’s enacted and case law. Your instructor may give you the applicable law or you may be required to
Rewrite the sentences to omit the underlined wordy phrases.a. The expert testified he was of the opinion the broken bone required more force than a simple fall.b. The jury arrived at the conclusion
a. When the attorneys are out of town, we forward messages to her.b. Although the motions were postmarked January 27, 2016, it was not delivered until March 12, 2016.c. Everybody will share his files
a. The defendant was attacked by the plaintiff at the beginning of the argument.b. It is a requirement of good writing skills that active voice be used.c. Payment must be made by Mr. Smith no later
a. The judge ordered plaintiff ’s counsel to submit the brief immediately.b. Witnesses refused to testify.c. Jurors gasped at the pictures of the injuries.d. The driver’s breath smelled like
a. Identify the noun(s) in this sentence: The applause coming from the gallery of the courtroom was not what the defendant wanted to hear.b. Are the underlined words common or proper nouns in this
Discuss the essential requirements of a well-crafted sentence.
Define the following parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition and conjunction.
Legislative Act: Section 41-1-6-9 of the state statutes defines defamation as the intentional publication of a false statement about a person. The statute defines publication as communication to a
In the following example, assume that the only court opinion on point is United States v. Leon (see Appendix A).Facts: Officer Jones submits to Judge Bean a request for a search warrant for the
Legislative Act: Section 40-3-6-9A of the state criminal code provides that a noncustodial parent may be convicted of custodial interference when the noncustodial parent “maliciously takes,
List seven ways to challenge an argument based on an enacted law.
Counteranalysis—Legal Position or ArgumentBased on a StatuteLegislative Acts: Section 359-23A of the state statutes provides that to be eligible to run for the state senate, an individual must have
For each of the three client fact situations presented below, use the following summary court opinion. For each fact situation answer the following:1. What are the fact similarities and differences
In the following examples, use the statutory and case law presented in the hypothetical at the beginning of the chapter, that is, § 96-25-16 and Karl v. Herald. The client seeks redress for the
Part AThe issue is: “Under Arizona statute § 13-1302, is a pocket-knife clearly not designed for lethal use, a deadly weapon?” Is the issue stated objectively? If not, explain why?Part BThe
Perform Assignment 3 using your state commercial code statute governing the warranty of merchantability and the sale of goods.
Read Whitmore v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, in Appendix A. Identify the issue regarding the grant of summary judgment.
Read the following case of Morgan v. Greenwaldt. The procedural issue is whether the trial court properly granted a directed verdict on the false imprisonment claim. What issue regarding the
Elements of Cause of Action: False Imprisonment requires the following elements: (a) the detention or restraint of one against their will, and (b) the detention or restraint is unlawful.Statute: The
Statute: Arizona Code of Judicial Administration section 3-303, Use of Fee Guidelines, provides in part: Unless otherwise ordered by the court, compensation and reimbursement for professional
FactsJoe, a 14 year old, was at a party. At 12:30 a.m., he was sitting on the steps to the apartment where the party was occurring when he saw two police cars arrive. He yelled to the party-goers,
FactsSam was going out with friends to a comedy club and knew he would be drinking. Since he did not have a designated driver, he arranged to get a ride through a rideshare service that does not
FactsTerry, a bill collector, has been attempting to collect a bill from Client. Every other evening for the past two weeks, he has called Client at home after 8:30 p.m. and threatened to call her
FactsBikesmith, a local cycling shop, advertised a model year closeout sale. The advertisement indicated the “early shopper” would “reap the savings” on all of last year’s Linder bikes. The
You are working on a simple will. Describe how you can locate a simple will form on the Internet.
The client resides in Pennsylvania and has a question concerning child support. Locate information on Pennsylvania child support. Hint: This is a family law matter.
Your supervisory attorney is working on a consumer law case involving a saving and loan company’s refusal to grant our client a loan. Our client is female.The supervisory attorney wants to know the
The client’s son is forming a Bible club at the local high school. The club wants to meet during the school’s activity period. The school principal refuses to allow them to meet. Using , what is
The supervising attorney is working on an employee disability benefits claim involving the Employment Retirement Security Act (ERISA). He remembers that there was a 2003 United States Supreme Court
a. If your state has uniform or pattern jury instructions, retrieve the jury instruction that contains the elements of civil battery.b. What source(s) did you consult to locate your state’s uniform
a. In what ways can legislative history be gathered from this website?b. What is the title and date of the House Report on Public Law 114-11?Refer to the GPO’s FDsys website. Using Public Law
Using the facts in the minor impact hypothetical in this chapter, identify the key facts for each element of the offense of sending, reading, or writing a text message while driving. The elements
Using the hypothetical at the beginning of the chapter, complete the chart below. The cause of action is trespass to land and the elements are: (1) unauthorized intrusion onto land, (2) in possession
Identify the background facts in the following cases:Flowers v. Campbell (presented in this chapter) Lucero v. Sutten (presented at end of Chapter 10)
Detail the steps for determining the key facts in a court opinion.
Detail the steps for determining the key facts in a client’s case.
Under federal law, what law governs murder? What is the penalty for murder in the first degree? What 1968 case addressed the constitutionality of this statute?
Select “Shepardize.” For the case of Harris v. Cincinnati, 79 Ohio App. 3d 163, 607 N.E. 2d 15 (1992), how many citing decisions are listed? Are there any cases showing a negative history? How
Client’s son was hitchhiking along a highway where hitchhiking was prohibited. Find an ALR annotation that addresses the construction and effect of anti-hitchhiking laws in an action for injury to
KeyCite this case: United States v. Martinez-Jimenez, 864 F.2d 664 (9th Cir. 1989), what are the citations of the 1995 and 1993 cases listed under “Positive History” that have a yellow flag? For
a. What is the topic and key number that applies to the arrest and detention of juveniles charged with a crime?b. Give the citation of a 1970 Oregon case that held that a reasonable search for
a. What is the citation to the case?b. What was the defendant convicted of?c. Why was the case remanded?Locate a 1998 Alabama criminal case where the defendant, Clark, appealed his criminal
Refer to the Index to Legal Periodicals. What 1998 article distinguishes between euthanasia and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment?

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