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Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Sixth Edition
Joanne B. Hames
De Anza College
Yvonne Ekern
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ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Content
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Syllabi ix
Chapter5s1:5sIntroduction5sto5sLegal5sResearch,5sWriting5sand5sAnalysis 1
Chapter5s2:5sThe5sStarting5sPoint:5sAnalyzing5sFacts5sand5sIdentifying5sLegal5sIssues 7
Chapter5s3:5sFinding5sand5sAnalyzing5sCase5sLaw 12
Chapter5s4:5sHow5sto5sRead5sand5sSummarize5sa5sCase5sLaw5sDecision 20
Chapter5s5:5sConstitutions,5sStatutes,5sand5sAdministrative5sRegulations 27
Chapter5s6:5sStatutory5sand5sConstitutional5sAnalysis 40
Chapter5s7:5sSecondary5sSources 48
Chapter5s8:5sDigests 58
Chapter5s9:5sValidating5sYour5sResearch:5sUsing5sShepards,5sKeycite5sand5sother5sCitators 65
Chapter5s10:5sIntroduction5sto5sLexis5sAdvance,5sWestlaw,5s&5sBloomberg5sLaw 75
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Chapter5s14:5sWriting5sto5sthe5sCourt:5sPersuasive5sWriting 95
Chapter5s15:5sMotion5sPractice:5sResearch5sand5sWriting5sIssues 100
Chapter5s16:5sLegal5sCorrespondence 104
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