For this assignment, you will research a case and present and present a summary of your findings as a case brief.
Read the following case: State v. Curtis, 921 N.W.2d 342 (Minn. 2018).
Note: State Supreme Court cases like this can be found in Fast case by following the below procedure in this video Finding a Fast case State Supreme Court Case
After reviewing the case, address the following in a case brief:
What are the basic key facts of the case? Provide a summary of the facts.
What are the issues being decided on the case? Be sure to address each of the decisions if there are more than one.
How did the judge come to their decision? What was the rationale in the judges reasoning?
What impact does this case have on the competency requirement for defendants?
Use the below resources to help you structure your Case Brief.
Format
Your paper should be 2 pages in length, with at least 3 references formatted according to Blue book Standards. For writing assistance, consider using Grammarly or submitting your written assignment to the Writing Lab prior to submitting your assignment.
Submission
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
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