CRJ 174A LAW ARREST,SEARCH & SEIZURE Horowitz

How to find a case if you know the parties.

Select the database

Click here

Click on L

Select LEXIS/NEXIS

If you have the name of a case, type in the parties

Click to retrieve the case

Citations Read the case Print or the case

The case sent as plain text file

If you are looking for a case but are not sure of the names of the parties or how they will appear

Click on Legal Research

Select the Appropriate jurisdiction

Click on the Appropriate state

Type in the names. Use this format Name Pre/# name Lorenzana pre/5 Superior This finds Lorenzana within 5 words of Superior in this order if you want one name before the other. If you are not sure of the order, then Use “with” Name w/# name Lorenzana w/5 superior Finds Lorenzana within 5 words In any order Change the date box appropriately

These are not the Lorenzana case but Probably cite to it. Look at the case.

Use the find feature to look for the name of the case

Click on the Edit button And click on Find

Type in a keyword

Here is case and its citation

One can now go to the Basic Legal Research Page and search by citation, 9 Cal. 3d 626

Type in the citation Type in the citation and change the button

Now the right case has been retrieved

Note this is the case

If you have a citation to begin with, then just use the Find a Case from either the initial page or the Legal Research page.

For example, you want to find Mapp vs. Ohio and your not sure of the name but you do have the citation: 367 U.S. 643 Here is the quick search page and the cite Typed in

Here is the case