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melina_rosy

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You are asked by the supervising attorney to cite check an appellate brief written by another attorney in the law firm. You find that many of the cases have inaccurate citations with page numbers and volume numbers transposed. In addition, you determine that some of the cases cited in the brief have been overruled. How would you handle this situation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

California Jurisprudence 3d available on Westlaw is an example of what type of secondary source?
 
  A) jury instructions
  B) Restatements of Law
  C) a legal encyclopedia
  D) a legal treatise


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stanleka1

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Reply #1 on: Aug 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answers should discuss the purpose of cite checking and why validation of research is important.

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melina_rosy

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Reply 2 on: Aug 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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