Case Brief
For the Writing Assignment for CJC 131, you are directed to read Appendix A: How to Brief a Case in your textbook. Read this section carefully and make sure you
understand how they are telling you to write a brief. You shall prepare a 2 page (min) brief on 4 cases that are listed in the Table of Cases in the textbook. I
suggest you choose cases that are captioned State v. X or Commonwealth v X or United States v. X. These are more likely criminal cases as opposed to civil actions.
Pick cases from different chapters of the text so you are looking at different issues. There are plenty of cases, so you should be able to find four cases easily.
Generally you can find these cases by simply Googling the case name. DTCC′s Library has access to WestLaw (which is a legal database used by most of the legal
community) and I have attached the Legal Resources from our textbook (view/print this in landscape. To go to a weblink, hold down the CTRL and click the link.) Make
sure you follow the citation and grammar rules as described in the Appendix. BlueBook online will also help with citations. https://www.legalbluebook.com/default.aspx
This is not due until the April 27, but I would work on it as we move through the book to avoid last minute writing madness. Email me with questions or concerns.
Submit this assignment to me via email with CJC 131 Case Briefs in the subject line. Word document, 1 inch margins, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman or Courier New font,
12 point, fully justified margins. Each brief should have your name, course number and date in the top left. Then start with the sections as outlined in the Appendix.
Instead of the ″Your Notes″ section, I want your final section to be ″Course Relation″. In this section discuss how this case relates to a section of your text and the
principals presented in it. schmalleger_crimlaw5e_legal_resources.doc I will attach a file where it shows how to cite the cases!!! Please read the instruction