Case Brief - Assignment One

The ability to analyze a legal opinion and to summarize the essential information into a case brief is an essential component of legal education and training. This assignment will introduce you to the required elements of a case brief. A detailed explanation of the purpose and format of a case brief is provided in Chapter One of the course textbook.

Directions: prepare a case brief for Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U.S. __ (2020). https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/kahler-v-kansas/

The required sections of the case brief are as follows:

A. Case brief. Use the format requirements detailed below:

1. Title and citation
2. Facts of the case:
   1. Procedural Facts
   2. Substantive Facts
3. Issues
4. Holding (the final decision)
   1. Substantive Holding
   2. Procedural Holding
5. Rationale (the reasoning of the judges when ruling on the case.)

B. Your judgment. If you were the judge or a juror in this case, would you have agreed with the outcome? If yes, explain why; if no, explain why.

Use 4 or more appropriate resources overall to inform their thoughts and opinions

weekly reading:

https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-content/tus/ccjs/ccjs-230/document/Criminal%20Law%20Chapter%2011.pdf?ou=1320739