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Introduction to Legal Analysis, Weight of Authority & Dicta Syllabus Review ©  Professor Njeri Mathis Rutledge, LRW
Stare Decisis   stä’-rā dě-sī-sĭs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What’s a Precedent? ,[object Object]
Mandatory or Binding Precedent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Persuasive or Non-Binding Precedent ,[object Object],[object Object]
Vertical System State courts must follow precedents from higher courts in the same jurisdiction Federal courts bound by higher courts in the same jurisdiction
  Court of Last Resort  Intermediate Appellate Court    Trial Court
Primary Sources of Law ,[object Object],[object Object]
Secondary Sources of Law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Hierarchical Relationship of Primary Authority ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Which Has Greatest  Precedential Value ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],Example adapted from Linda H. Edwards,  Legal Writing & Analysis  (2003).
Holding vs. Dicta ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Holding vs. Dicta ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example, State v. Haley ,[object Object]
Holding vs. Dicta ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Exercise – recognizing  holding & dictum
 
Dictum or Holding ,[object Object]
Dictum or Holding ,[object Object]
Dictum or Holding ,[object Object]
Dictum or Holding ,[object Object]
Analyzing Statutes
Statutes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Locating Statutes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Annotated Code ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Statutes & Legal Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Introduction to legal analysis sources law dicta

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