Chapter One – The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources.pptVIP

Chapter One – The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights Rolando V. del Carmen The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights Introduction The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights The Structure of the Court System The Federal Court System Original jurisdiction Rule of Four The State Court System The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights The Territorial Effect of Judicial Decisions Judicial Precedent (Stare Decisis) Federal versus State Jurisdiction Dual Sovereignty No Double Jeopardy Jurisdiction versus Venue Frisbie v. Collins (1952) The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights Court Cases Case Citations Internet Sources The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights How to Brief a Case Case title Citation Year decided Facts Main issue Court decision Holding The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights Example of a case briefing: Case title: Minnesota v. Dickerson Citation: 508 U.S. 366 Year decided: 1993 The Court System, Court Cases, and Sources of Rights Example of a case briefing (cont.): Facts: During routine patrol, two police officers spotted Dickerson leaving an apartment building that one of the officers knew was a “crack house.” Dickerson began walking toward the police but, upon making eye contact with them, reversed direction and walked into an alley. Because of his evasive actions, the police became suspicious and decided to investigate. They pulled into the alley and ordered Dickerson to stop and submit to a pat-down search. The search revealed no weapons, but one officer found a small lump in Dickerson’s pocket, which he examined with his fingers and determined, after the examination, that it felt like a lump of cocaine in cellophane. The officer then reached into Dickerson’s pocket and retrieved the lump, which turned out to be a small plastic bag of crack cocaine. Dickerson was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. The Court System, Court Ca