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1. Using Westlaw, find the West Key Number System by clicking on the c. Is this a civil case or a criminal case? Tools tab

1. Using Westlaw, find the "West Key Number System" by clicking on the c. Is this a civil case or a criminal case? "Tools" tab on the first screen. How many legal topics are provided on the first screen for this system?

2. Next, click on the topic criminal law and find the subtopic "alibi" and give the number following the key icon associated with alibi. This is known as the key number for this subtopic.

3.Using the screen found for #2 above, click on the subtopic "alibi", and then change the jurisdiction to only "Colorado" and find a Colorado Supreme Court case decided in 1991 that has a headnote concerning what proof is needed for an alibi defense, and give the complete, correct citation for this case.

4. Find the case decision for the case in #3 using either Westlaw or Nexis Uni and print the screen that shows the first headnote of the case and attach it to your answer document.

5. Using search terms in Westlaw (computer data base)find the following case, print the first page of the case, number it, and attach it:

A state case decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2009 that involved the liability of a lessee for negligence when a pedestrian fell on ice (caused by water dripping from the business' awning) on a sidewalk next to a business.

6. Describe the search terms you used to find the case in #5 above, including any connectors used. You must provide a search query as if you were typing the search terms and any connectors in the search box on Westlaw.

7. Give the correct citation for the case in #5 above.

8. What is the first key number and topic given in the case in #5 above?

9. What was the holding/ruling of the court of appellate jurisdiction in the case in #5 above relating to the duty of care of a lessee to a pedestrian when ice formed on the sidewalk from awning drippings? be sure to quote the court's language that contains the holding on the duty of care, and you must use quotation marks.

10. Provide the page number in the printed reporter where the appellate court in the case in #5 above issued its ruling on the duty of care.

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