Module 4 Standard Citation Assignment Guide
You may use this guide as an aid in responding to the Assignment in Module 4
Assignment 4:
1. Using a Microsoft Word document, please post one federal and one state statute utilizing standard legal notation.
Note: a good way to find any case or statute is to run a Google search using terms like the following example (please don’t use these for your individual responses. Please find your own.):
Example Search terms: “Federal computer statute”—you may choose subject for the statute
Your response:
Federal Statute
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
18 U.S. Code § 1030
Example Search terms: “Kentucky murder statute”—you may choose any state and any subject for the statute
Your response:
State Statute
Kentucky Murder Statute Citation: KRS 507.027
2. In the same document, please post one federal and one state case using standard legal notation.
Example Search terms “US Supreme Court case on death penalty” (Note: The Supreme Court is not the only federal court. You may choose any federal court you want to search)
Your Response:
Federal Case
Supreme Court Case on death penalty
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)
Example Search terms: “Kentucky Appellate case on joint custody”
Your response:
State Case
Kentucky Supreme Court Case on Custody
Squires v. Squires 854 S.W.2d 765 (1993)
Your final submission will therefore look like the following. (You may download this document and use it as a template in making your submission.
Sample student submission
Assignment 4 response
Federal Statute
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
18 U.S. Code § 1030
State Statute
Kentucky Murder Statute Citation: KRS 507.027
Federal Case
Supreme Court Case on death penalty
Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)
State Case
Kentucky Supreme Court Case on Custody
Squires v. Squires 854 S.W.2d 765 (1993)
Rubric for Assignment submission
Criterion Description Points possible
Content Student posts one federal statute.
Student posts one state statute.
Student posts one federal case.
Student posts one state case. 20
20
20
20
Citation Correct use of standard legal notation 5 each
Total Points possible 100
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Module 4 Assignment Guide for Standard Citation
You may use this resource to help you respond to the Module 4 Assignment.
4th Assignment:
1. Please upload one federal and one state statute using conventional legal notation in a Microsoft Word document.
Note: A excellent way to find any case or statute is to conduct a Google search using terms like the ones below (please do not mention these in your individual comments). Please locate your own.):
Example search terms: “Federal computer statute”—you can specify the subject of the statute.
Your reaction:
Federal Regulations
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
1030 of the United States Code
Example Search terms: “Kentucky murder statute”—you may choose any state and any subject for the statute
Your response:
State Statute
Kentucky Murder Statute Citation
