Read the attached case, State v. Zaragosa. The case is also located in the Files link.
After you read the case, prepare a Case Brief using the attached Case Brief format. The Case Brief format is also located in the Files link.
Please discuss this case and your thoughts within the Discussion link forum prior to submitting your final work. Hit Reply to start a new thread or just reply to another student’s thoughts.
After you discuss the topics among your peers in the discussion forum, and are ready to submit your final Case Brief, go to the Assignments link and upload your final Case Brief to Canvas as a Word or PDF document.
For Discussion #3, you will only submit the Case Brief as your final product. You do not need to reply to any other students for this discussion only.
The Case Brief is due on Canvas on Friday, January 31st at 11:59 p.m. and is worth 30 points.
St. v Zaragosa.pdf
BRIEF FORMAT
- Case Name
- Facts: Only state the important facts on the case, i.e., those that impact the outcome. One or two paragraphs should generally suffice to state the facts.
- Issue(s): Sometimes called the question(s) presented This is the issue or issues that the parties are asking the court to decide. Some cases only present one issue, others present multiple issues.
- Procedural History: What happened with this case in the lower courts? How did it get to the court that is writing the decision?
- Decision(s): Sometimes also called the holding(s). This is the court’s answer to the question(s) presented. If the decision is from the U.S. Supreme Court, it will become the law of the land.
- Reasoning: Sometimes also called analysis. This portion of the brief explains how and why the court reached its decision. It usually involves a discussion of the earlier cases that the court followed, overruled or distinguished.
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