Probation presentation ppt

Each student will be responsible for researching case law that directly pertains to either probation and/or parole. Specifically, each student will identify an appellate or Supreme Court Case that addresses an issue directly related to probation and/or parole. The student will complete a legal brief of their chosen case including the case details, a delineation of the legal issue reviewed, the court’s ruling on the issue, and a comprehensive discussion of how the case impacts the administration of probation and/or parole. The student will be required to orally present their findings to the class. Be sure to follow the outline provided below in briefing your cases.

The legal power point & presentation will be graded on accuracy; comprehensiveness, logical coherency, and professionalism (free from spelling, typing, and grammar errors). The power point will account for 55 semester points while the presentation will account for 15 semester points. The power points are due at the beginning of class on March 16, 2020.Students should be ready to begin presenting that day as well.

Students must submit the Supreme Court Case they intend to brief prior to starting work on the brief. Your case will be approved on a first-come, first-serve basis. This is to try and avoid redundancy in presentations.

Steps in Briefing Court Cases: (Make sure to include a printed copy of the case that you briefed with your power point presentation)

1. Read the case.

• Read the opinion all the way through before beginning your brief to get a basic understanding of what happened, how the case got to the particular Court, and what the Court ruled.

• Make note of the plaintiffs and defendants, as well as whether it was a criminal or a civil suit. If one citizen has taken another to court, then it is a civil suit. If the government is seeking prosecution, it is a criminal case.

2. Title the brief (5 points). The name of the case (e.g., Roe v. Wade) and the full citation should be first in any case brief. The citation includes the date, and information about the court(s) that the case passed through:

Franks v. Delaware, Supreme Court of the United States, 1978, 438 U.S. 154, 98 S. Ct. 2674, 57 L. ed. 667 is an example of a title and citation. Be sure that your citation includes the year of the decision and the Court that rendered it.