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CASE-ANALYSIS
ORGANIZER |
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Step |
What
You Need to Do |
Your
Answer |
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Name of Case |
Give the complete case name, indicating all parties.
Make sure the appropriate format is used, depending on whether
the case is civil or criminal. |
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Name of Court |
Refer to the name and particular level of court
where the case is heard. |
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Citation |
This is the legal case reference from the law-reporting
series or an online site. Use this citation when first referring
to the case. |
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Summary of key facts |
Summarize the key facts and events of the case
in one to two paragraphs. Make sure all the information you
include is legally relevant. |
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Applicable laws |
Refer to the legislation that was at issue, for
example, section 235 of the Criminal Code or section
11(d) of the Charter. |
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Issue |
Identify the issues to be decided by the court. Write these
issues as questions. For example,
- Was the search unreasonable and therefore a violation
of section 8 of the Charter?
- Did provocation occur, and, if so, should the charge be
reduced from murder to manslaughter? |
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Case decision or judgment |
Identify the decision of the court, for example,
the appeal was allowed, a new trial was ordered, the accused
was found guilty of the crime, and so on. |
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Reason for the decision or judgment |
State the rationale for the judgment by summarizing
the factors considered by the judge. |
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