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APA LEGAL CITATION STYLE GUIDE
Use of an authors work, idea’s or concepts without permission is Plagiarism.
Fair Use: Students may use works without permission if they cite the work properly.
The Criminal Justice, department uses the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition & The Bluebook: A Uniformed Systems of Citations, 17th Edition
A Copy of both are available for reference in the Library at #R 808 p965
Or on the web @ www.apastyle.org
The following information is bases on Appendix D: References to Legal Materials & the Bluebook: Uniform System of Citations
Correct Citations Come in Pairs: Parenthetical References added to the text of the work, which leads the reader/editor/professor to the Full Citation of each item quoted, paraphrased or referenced in the students work on the work cited pages.
Parenthetical Reference
Parenthetical Reference = (Name v. Name (Court Date). Italicized. [3.97; D.03]
Examples, (Columbus v. Eriksen, 1492).; (George v. George, 1776).; or (Blue v. Gray , 1864).
In the text:
This case underlines the legal precedence as in Columbus v Eriksen. (1492).
(If the case name is used in the text, in a sentence.)
Or While this principle was upheld in both state and federal courts. (George v George, 1776).
(If the case name is Not used in the text.)
Full Citation
Correct citations allows the reader/editor/professor to trace back the authors steps in the research process.
Elements of citations for basic legal document, include: Case name, volume # & reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to, followed by the year of the decision.
Example:
George v. George 776 U.S. 76, 78 (1776)
a. Case name. George v. George
b. Reporter volume number /location information. 776 U.S. [U.S. = U.S. Reports]
c. First page of Case, page of specific citation. 76, 78
d. Date and/or year of decision. (1776)
Court Decisions: Case name, volume number, and reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to, followed by the year of the decision. In text cite name of the case in italics. [APA 399, BB Rule 10, pg 55].
Court Cases at Trial Level: Case name, volume number, and reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to, followed by the year of the decision. (The Court rendering the decision and the year). [APA D.03, 4. pg 401. BB Rule 10, pg 65].
Federal District Court Opinion, Case name, volume number, and reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to, followed by the year of the decision. [ APA 5. pg. 402 BB Rule 10.4 pg.64.65].
State Court of Appeals, Case name, volume number, and reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to, (followed by State Court of Appeals rendering the decision, and the year). [APA 402 BB Rule 10.4b pg 65.66].
State Supreme Court Case: Case name, volume number, and reporter used, first page of case in the reporter and the specific page number to refer to,(followed by the year of the decision.)
[ APA D.6, p. 402 BB Rule 10.4a pg65].
US Supreme Court Case: title or name of case (i.e. one party versus anther);the citation (i.e. volume and page); and the jurisdiction of the court writing the decision with the date of the decision in parentheses. [D..8 p. 403 BB 10.4, pg 5].
State Statute: Give the official or popular name of the act, year of the act. Then give the source, § and section number of the statute and parentheses give the publication date of the statutory compilation: Note this may be different from the year in the name of the act. [APA D.9 402 BB Rule 12.1 & 2 12.9 pg .76-77, 89: 12.6.2. pg. 84 ].
§ 53.15 (1971)
Federal Code: Give popular or official name of code, year enacted, title of the code used in reference. § section of the code, publisher of code year of publication volume. [APA D06.11 p. 404 BB Rule 12.3a pg. 78-79 pg].
1955, 1958, 1971, 1994).
Federal Regulation: Give title of popular name or official name of regulation/Or number where appropriate, Volume Source § #### (Year). [APA D06.18 409 BB Rule 14.2 pg. 97].
Executive Order: Print out Exec. Order No. #, volume of Codified Federal Register Page (Year) reprint information if applicable. [APA D06.19 pg 409 BB Rule 14.7 pg. 103].
Court Case from a Database or Electronic Resource: All citations are based off the print reference. The general rules for adding electronic resource information are to present the date the information was retrieved and the name and/or source or URL. [ APA 4.15 pg. 231 BB 10.9 ii pg. 72-73]
Supreme Court Bound Volumes, United Supreme Court. Retrieved
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