HOW TO BRIEF A CASE Below I have sketched in the beginnings of a brief as a format. This time-honored method of analysis is the basic unit of law school instruction and so most judicial opinions are written to conform to this approach. Knowing the rules makes watching the game so much more interesting. Start with the name of the Case which is called the “style” of the case. PERLA GRAFF v. JAY L. GRAFF‚ 569 So. 2d 811‚ Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. (1990). First is the case name‚ followed by the citation
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Furman v. Georgia Nicholas‚ 4 Furman v. Georgia: The Death Penalty Ethan Nicholas Liberty High School AP Government 4A Furman v. Georgia was one of the many court cases that dealt with the death penalty. This time‚ the topic of the death penalty was reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972. This particular case ruled that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. ?The ban on ?cruel and unusual punishments? is one of the most difficult
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James Montgomery Ward James Montgomery Flagg was born on June 18‚ 1887 in Pelham Manor‚ New York. As a child‚ Flagg loved sketching with pen and paper. In fact‚ his first published painting was at the age of twelve by the then popular magazine St. Nicholas Magazine. By the age of fourteen‚ he was a regular contributor to Life Magazine. A year later‚ he was hired to be on the staff of Judge Magazine. Flagg continued to contribute by drawing famous celebrity portraits for the popular magazines
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Professor Swenson Criminal Law November 27‚ 2012 McCleskey v. Kemp Mr. McCleskey was a Black man‚ that was convicted of two counts armed robbery and one count of murder in the Supreme Court of Fulton County‚ Georgia. His convictions were due to the robbery of a furniture store and the killing of a white police officer while the robbery was occurring. There was evidence presented at trial that proved one of the bullets to be from a .38 caliber Rossi revolver‚ which fit the description of
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Kathryn Myrick Business Law 1 Professor McDonnell Case Brief A.5 Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine Inc.‚ 968 F. 2d 1110 (11th Cir. 1992) FACTS: In 1985 Michael Savage placed an ad in the Soldier of Fortune Magazine (“SOF”) advertising “Gun For Hire”. The ad ran from June 1985 to March 1986 generating an average of 30-40 call per week for jobs ranging from murder‚ kidnapping‚ assault and other criminal activity. After three previous failed attempts on his business partner Richard Braun’s
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Marriot Case Brief 1. What is the weighted Average Cost of Capital for Marriot Corporation? WACC for Marriott Corp is 11.89 WACC of divisions: Lodging 10.29‚ Restaurant 13.49‚ Contract Services 13.615 a) What risk-free rate and the risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? We used 8.95% as the risk free rate (LT Government Debt) and the MRP we used was 7.43%‚ which means are expected market return is 8.95+7.43=16.38% b) How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? We added
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Case Brief A.4 GNAZZO v. G.D. SEARLE & CO. 973 F.2d 136 (1992) U.S. Court of Appeals‚ Second Circuit Pierce‚ Circuit Judge Facts: On November 11‚ 1974‚ Gnazzo had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted in her uterus for contraceptive purposes. The IUD was developed‚ marketed and sold by G.D. Searle & Co. (Searle). When Gnazzo’s deposition was taken‚ she stated that her doctor had informed her that “the insertion would hurt‚ but not for long‚” and that she “would have uncomfortable and probably
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery bus boycott changed the way people lived and reacted to each other. The American civil rights movement began a long time ago‚ as early as the seventeenth century‚ with blacks and whites all protesting slavery together. The peak of the civil rights movement came in the 1950’s starting with the successful bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama. The civil rights movement was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ who preached nonviolence and love for your enemy
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Le Barron v. State 145 N.W. 2d 79 (Wis. 1966) History David Le Barron was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted rape. He appealed and the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. Facts Jodean Randen‚ a housewife‚ wass walking home when she crossed paths with the Le Barron. He grabbed her and demanded her purse. She gave him the purse and started quickly walking away. When he discovered the purse was empty‚ he went after her‚ grabbed her‚ and told her not to scream. He then
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an extremely powerful people’s movement that began December 5‚ 1955‚ lasted 381 days‚ and ultimately changed African-Americans’ history forever. During this time the African Americans of Montgomery walked or made car pools to get to their destination in order to avoid the racially segregated public vehicles. The intent of this movement was to go up against racial segregation in public transportation as well as stand up for black civil rights as a whole. An African American
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