American Public University System Sherrod v The State Case Study

Brief a case of your choice from your textbook. You may choose any case, including those listed in the footnotes. Your brief must be in your own words, so do not use any quoted material in your brief. Also, you may not brief a case that you previously used in another class. Use Times New Roman 12 point font. You must submit your work product in Word format, as that is the file format which TII will accept. Be sure to provide full citations for any reference sources and place those citations in footnotes. Keep in mind that you must read the full court Opinion, not merely an excerpt.

Before you begin, I realize that writing a case brief is a new concept for most of you. To help you succeed, review the four attachments below before you begin the assignment.

The attachments (1) explain the case briefing process, (2) show the relationship between the court’s opinion and the brief, and (3) show the relationship between the case brief and the grading process (rubric).

1. Court’s Opinion in Delahanty v. Hinckley (this is an example case)

2. Model Case Brief in Delahanty v. Hinckley

3. How to Brief a Case

4. Case Brief Rubric