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WESTLAWNEXTIntroduction to Criminal Law – Cosgrove Militano
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WESTLAWNEXTIntroduction to Criminal Law – Cosgrove Militano
When you select any court in Westlaw, in this case the NY
Supreme Court Appellate Division (intermediate level appeals court), you first get a list of the top to most
recently decided cases for that court.
Type in your crime / aspect of criminal law you would like case law on.
1. A court issues an opinion in a case.
2. A copy of the case is obtained by West, where attorney-editors read the cases and pick out the points of law or legal issues in the case.
3. These legal issues or points of law are summarized in a “headnote” and assigned a topic and key number.
After the Headnotes comes the official
opinion of the Court.
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