1
,Solution and Answer Guide J J J
PUTMAN/ALBRIGHT, JLEGAL JRESEARCH, JANALYSIS, J& JWRITING, J5E, J 9780357619445;
JCHAPTER J1: J: JINTRODUCTION JTO JLEGAL JPRINCIPLES JAND JAUTHORITIES.
TABLE JOF JCONTENTS
Assignment J1 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 1
Assignment J2 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 2
Assignment J3 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 2
Assignment J4 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 4
Assignment J5 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 6
ASSIGNMENT J1 JANSWERS
Answer Jthe Jfollowing Jquestions Jregarding Jthe Jcourts Jin Jyour Jstate:
1. Are Jthere Jlimited Jjurisdiction Jcourts Jin Jyour JState?
Answer: JThe Jstate Jconsidered Jhere Jis, JTexas Jin Jthe JUnited JStates. JFederal Jcourts Jare Jthe Jcourts
Jthat Jhave Jlimited Jjurisdictions. JThey Jonly Jhear Jthe Jcases Jwhich Jare Japproved Jby Jthe JUnited JStates
Jconstitution. JDistrict Jcourts Jare Jthe Jfirst Jlevel Jof Jfederal Jcourts Jwhere Jlimited Jjurisdiction Jexists,
Jfollowed Jby Jcircuit Jcourts Jand Jsupreme Jcourts.
a. Name Jthose Jcourts:
Answer: JThere Jare Jfour Jfederal Jdistrict Jcourts Jin Jthe JState Jof JTexas. JThey Jare Jdivided Jinto JUnited
JStates JDistrict JCourts Jof Jthe JNorthern JDistrict, JEastern JDistrict, JSouthern JDistrict, Jand JWestern
JDistrict Jof JTexas. JThere Jare J14 Jcourts Jof Jappeals Jin JTexas Jwhich Jhave Jintermediate Jjurisdiction Jin
Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases Jwhich Jare Jappeals Jfrom Jthe Jcountry Jcourts. J And Jlastly Jthe JSupreme
Jcourt Jof JTexas
b. What Jtypes Jof Jcases Jcan Jeach Jof Jthose Jcourts Jpreside Jover?
Answer: JThe Jcases Jin Jthe Jdistrict Jcourt Jof JTexas Jconsist Jof Jcriminal Jcases, Jdivorce Jcases, Jelection
Jcases, Jcivil Jmatters, Jand Jany Jother Jmatters Jwhich Jare Jnot Jplaced Jin Jthe Jtrial Jcourt. JThe Jcircuit
Jcourt Jconsists Jof Jthe Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcase Jwhich Jis Jappealed Jby Jdistrict Jcourts. JThe JSupreme
JCourt Jof JTexas Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcivil Jmatters Jin Jthe JUS. JTexas JCourt Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcriminal
Jmatters.
2. What
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2
,court Jin Jyour JState?
Answer: JIn Jthe JState JTexas Jof JUnited JStates, Jthe Jgeneral Jjurisdiction Jcourt Jis Ja Jdistrict Jcourt.
a. How Jare Jthose Jcourts Jorganized—by Jcounty, Jdistrict, Jetc.?
Answer: J The J geographical J area J covered J by J each J court J is J formulated J by J the J Legislature J of
J the J United JStates; Jhowever, Jeach Jcountry Jis Jserved Jby Ja Jminimum Jof Jone Jdistrict Jcourt.
b. Does Jthat Jcourt Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jover Jcases Jfrom Jany Jlimited
Jjurisdiction Jcourts?
Answer: JThe Jdistrict Jcourts Jdo Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jin Jall Jthe Jsubordinate Jcourts Jwhich Jare
Jlocated Jin Jthe Jdistricts; Jit Jcovers Jboth Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases.
3. What Jare Jthe Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jcourts Jin Jyour Jstate?
Answer: JThe Jappellant Jcourts Jin JStates JTexas Jconsist Jof Jthe JSupreme JCourt, J14 Jintermediate
Jcourts Jof Jthe Jappellant, Jand Ja Jcourt Jof Jcriminal Jappeals.
a. Is Jthere Jan Jintermediate Jappellate Jcourt? JWhat Jis Jit Jcalled Jand Jis Jit Ja Jsingle
Jcourt Jor Jare Jthere Jmultiple Jdivisions?
Answer: JThere Jare J14 Jintermediate Jcourts Jof Jappeals. JThey Jhave Jjurisdiction Jin Jcivil Jand Jcriminal
Jmatters Jfrom Jthe Jdistrict Jcourts Jin Jeach Jof Jtheir Jgeographical Jcourt Jof Jappeals Jof Jdistrict Jstate.
JThey Jhave Jlimited Jwrit Jjurisdiction.
b. What Jis Jthe Jhighest Jappellate Jcourt?
Answer: JThe Jcourt Jof JCriminal Jappeals Jis Jthe Jhighest Jappellate Jcourt Jin Jthe Jstate JTexas Jof JThe
JUnited JStates.
ASSIGNMENT J2 JANSWERS
Question:
Access Jthe Jwebsite Jfor Jyour Jstate‘s Jlegislature. JHow Jmany Jgroups Jof Jstatutes Jare Jthere J(these Jmay
Jbe J called Jtitles, Jsections, Jcodes, Jetc.)? JDoes Jthe Jstate Jlegislature Jwebsite Jprovide Ja Jlink Jto Jthe
Jstate Jconstitution?
Answer
:
The
JState
J of
3
, Texas Jis Jconsidered Jhere.
The JTexas Jlegislature Jis Ja Jlegislature Jof Jthe JUnited JStates Jstate Jof JTexas. JIt Jconsists Jof J31 Jsenate
Jmembers Jand J150 Jhouse Jof Jrepresentatives. JThe Jstate Jlegislature Jof JTexas Jis Jmet Jevery Jtwo Jodd-
numbered Jyears.
During Jthe Jsession, Jbills Jare Jintroduced Jby Jthe Jlegislators Jfor Japproval. JThe Jbills Jwhich Jare
Japproved Jby Jthe Jlaw Jare Jarranged Jinto Jcodes Jreferred Jto Jas JTexas JStatues. JThese Jstatutes Jare
Jonline Jpublished Jand Jprinted. JThere Jare J31 Jstatutes Jcodes Javailable Jin Jthe JTexas Jstatutes. JThe
Jstatutes Javailable Jon Jthe JTexas JLegislature Jwebsite Jare Jupdated Jas Jper Jthe J87th J3rd JLegislative
Jsession Jheld Jin J2021.
The JTexas JStatues Jare Jas Jfollows:
Agriculture Jcode
JAlcoholic Jbeverage Jcode
JAuxiliary Jwater Jlaws
Business Jand Jcommerce Jcode
JBusiness Jorganization Jcode
J Civil Jpractice Jand Jremedies
Jcode JCode Jof Jcriminal
Jprocedure JEducation Jcode
Election Jcode
JEstates Jcode
JFamily Jcode
JFinance Jcode
JGovernment
Jcode
Health Jand Jsafety Jcode
JHuman Jresource Jcode
JInsurance Jcode
Insurance Jcode-Not Jcodified
JLabor Jcode
Local Jgovernment
Jcode JNatural
Jresources Jcode
JOccupations Jcode
Park Jand Jwildlife
Jcode JPenal Jcode
Property Jcode Tax
Special Jdistrict Jlocal Jlaws Jcode code
Transpo
Jrtatio
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4
,Solution and Answer Guide J J J
PUTMAN/ALBRIGHT, JLEGAL JRESEARCH, JANALYSIS, J& JWRITING, J5E, J 9780357619445;
JCHAPTER J1: J: JINTRODUCTION JTO JLEGAL JPRINCIPLES JAND JAUTHORITIES.
TABLE JOF JCONTENTS
Assignment J1 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 1
Assignment J2 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 2
Assignment J3 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 2
Assignment J4 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 4
Assignment J5 JAnswers .............................................................................................................................. 6
ASSIGNMENT J1 JANSWERS
Answer Jthe Jfollowing Jquestions Jregarding Jthe Jcourts Jin Jyour Jstate:
1. Are Jthere Jlimited Jjurisdiction Jcourts Jin Jyour JState?
Answer: JThe Jstate Jconsidered Jhere Jis, JTexas Jin Jthe JUnited JStates. JFederal Jcourts Jare Jthe Jcourts
Jthat Jhave Jlimited Jjurisdictions. JThey Jonly Jhear Jthe Jcases Jwhich Jare Japproved Jby Jthe JUnited JStates
Jconstitution. JDistrict Jcourts Jare Jthe Jfirst Jlevel Jof Jfederal Jcourts Jwhere Jlimited Jjurisdiction Jexists,
Jfollowed Jby Jcircuit Jcourts Jand Jsupreme Jcourts.
a. Name Jthose Jcourts:
Answer: JThere Jare Jfour Jfederal Jdistrict Jcourts Jin Jthe JState Jof JTexas. JThey Jare Jdivided Jinto JUnited
JStates JDistrict JCourts Jof Jthe JNorthern JDistrict, JEastern JDistrict, JSouthern JDistrict, Jand JWestern
JDistrict Jof JTexas. JThere Jare J14 Jcourts Jof Jappeals Jin JTexas Jwhich Jhave Jintermediate Jjurisdiction Jin
Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases Jwhich Jare Jappeals Jfrom Jthe Jcountry Jcourts. J And Jlastly Jthe JSupreme
Jcourt Jof JTexas
b. What Jtypes Jof Jcases Jcan Jeach Jof Jthose Jcourts Jpreside Jover?
Answer: JThe Jcases Jin Jthe Jdistrict Jcourt Jof JTexas Jconsist Jof Jcriminal Jcases, Jdivorce Jcases, Jelection
Jcases, Jcivil Jmatters, Jand Jany Jother Jmatters Jwhich Jare Jnot Jplaced Jin Jthe Jtrial Jcourt. JThe Jcircuit
Jcourt Jconsists Jof Jthe Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcase Jwhich Jis Jappealed Jby Jdistrict Jcourts. JThe JSupreme
JCourt Jof JTexas Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcivil Jmatters Jin Jthe JUS. JTexas JCourt Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcriminal
Jmatters.
2. What
Jis the
Jgeneral
Jjurisdict
ion
2
,court Jin Jyour JState?
Answer: JIn Jthe JState JTexas Jof JUnited JStates, Jthe Jgeneral Jjurisdiction Jcourt Jis Ja Jdistrict Jcourt.
a. How Jare Jthose Jcourts Jorganized—by Jcounty, Jdistrict, Jetc.?
Answer: J The J geographical J area J covered J by J each J court J is J formulated J by J the J Legislature J of
J the J United JStates; Jhowever, Jeach Jcountry Jis Jserved Jby Ja Jminimum Jof Jone Jdistrict Jcourt.
b. Does Jthat Jcourt Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jover Jcases Jfrom Jany Jlimited
Jjurisdiction Jcourts?
Answer: JThe Jdistrict Jcourts Jdo Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jin Jall Jthe Jsubordinate Jcourts Jwhich Jare
Jlocated Jin Jthe Jdistricts; Jit Jcovers Jboth Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases.
3. What Jare Jthe Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jcourts Jin Jyour Jstate?
Answer: JThe Jappellant Jcourts Jin JStates JTexas Jconsist Jof Jthe JSupreme JCourt, J14 Jintermediate
Jcourts Jof Jthe Jappellant, Jand Ja Jcourt Jof Jcriminal Jappeals.
a. Is Jthere Jan Jintermediate Jappellate Jcourt? JWhat Jis Jit Jcalled Jand Jis Jit Ja Jsingle
Jcourt Jor Jare Jthere Jmultiple Jdivisions?
Answer: JThere Jare J14 Jintermediate Jcourts Jof Jappeals. JThey Jhave Jjurisdiction Jin Jcivil Jand Jcriminal
Jmatters Jfrom Jthe Jdistrict Jcourts Jin Jeach Jof Jtheir Jgeographical Jcourt Jof Jappeals Jof Jdistrict Jstate.
JThey Jhave Jlimited Jwrit Jjurisdiction.
b. What Jis Jthe Jhighest Jappellate Jcourt?
Answer: JThe Jcourt Jof JCriminal Jappeals Jis Jthe Jhighest Jappellate Jcourt Jin Jthe Jstate JTexas Jof JThe
JUnited JStates.
ASSIGNMENT J2 JANSWERS
Question:
Access Jthe Jwebsite Jfor Jyour Jstate‘s Jlegislature. JHow Jmany Jgroups Jof Jstatutes Jare Jthere J(these Jmay
Jbe J called Jtitles, Jsections, Jcodes, Jetc.)? JDoes Jthe Jstate Jlegislature Jwebsite Jprovide Ja Jlink Jto Jthe
Jstate Jconstitution?
Answer
:
The
JState
J of
3
, Texas Jis Jconsidered Jhere.
The JTexas Jlegislature Jis Ja Jlegislature Jof Jthe JUnited JStates Jstate Jof JTexas. JIt Jconsists Jof J31 Jsenate
Jmembers Jand J150 Jhouse Jof Jrepresentatives. JThe Jstate Jlegislature Jof JTexas Jis Jmet Jevery Jtwo Jodd-
numbered Jyears.
During Jthe Jsession, Jbills Jare Jintroduced Jby Jthe Jlegislators Jfor Japproval. JThe Jbills Jwhich Jare
Japproved Jby Jthe Jlaw Jare Jarranged Jinto Jcodes Jreferred Jto Jas JTexas JStatues. JThese Jstatutes Jare
Jonline Jpublished Jand Jprinted. JThere Jare J31 Jstatutes Jcodes Javailable Jin Jthe JTexas Jstatutes. JThe
Jstatutes Javailable Jon Jthe JTexas JLegislature Jwebsite Jare Jupdated Jas Jper Jthe J87th J3rd JLegislative
Jsession Jheld Jin J2021.
The JTexas JStatues Jare Jas Jfollows:
Agriculture Jcode
JAlcoholic Jbeverage Jcode
JAuxiliary Jwater Jlaws
Business Jand Jcommerce Jcode
JBusiness Jorganization Jcode
J Civil Jpractice Jand Jremedies
Jcode JCode Jof Jcriminal
Jprocedure JEducation Jcode
Election Jcode
JEstates Jcode
JFamily Jcode
JFinance Jcode
JGovernment
Jcode
Health Jand Jsafety Jcode
JHuman Jresource Jcode
JInsurance Jcode
Insurance Jcode-Not Jcodified
JLabor Jcode
Local Jgovernment
Jcode JNatural
Jresources Jcode
JOccupations Jcode
Park Jand Jwildlife
Jcode JPenal Jcode
Property Jcode Tax
Special Jdistrict Jlocal Jlaws Jcode code
Transpo
Jrtatio
n
code
4
