intro. to criminal law - westlaw - cosgrove militano
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WESTLAWNEXTIntroduction to Criminal Law – Cosgrove Militano
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This is what you see when youfirst open WestlawNext!
The search box is designed like Googlefor simplicity.
24/7 assistance
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WESTLAWNEXTIntroduction to Criminal Law – Cosgrove Militano
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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.
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Type in your crime / aspect of criminal law you would like case law on.
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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.
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After the Headnotes comes the official
opinion of the Court.
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LET’S RUN ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
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By choosing “Most Detail” you get a snapshot of how your search terms are used in the case. This can help you determine which cases are
relevant.
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Remember you can sort your results by date – most recent
cases first.
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You may want to add a term or concept to further focus your set of search results.
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Help with case law interpretation!
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