Case Brief 5: Florida v. JardinesHi class, below is the court case, Florida v. Jardines, please read the case carefully and
submit a fully completed case brief. Do not forget to read the information on the
previous page on, “How to write a case brief,” if you are not clear on how to write one.
Let me know if you have any further questions. Please use the legal dictionary located in
the module of this course if you are unclear on legal terminology. Also
visit oyez.com (Links to an external site.) for access to the case summary if necessary.
Please make sure you write the case brief in your own words.
Click the link below to access the case
Florida v. Jardines
Case Brief Rubric (1) (1)
Criteria
Title & Citation
You must write the correct title and citation of the case.
Facts
You must properly write a brief summary of the key facts of the case.
Ratings
20 pts
Full
Marks
0 pts
No
Mar
20 pts
Full
Marks
0 pts
No
Mar
Case Brief Rubric (1) (1)
Criteria
Ratings
Issue
What is the key constitutional issue that the judge was looking to answer? You must
write the issue in the form of a question.
20 pts
Full
Marks
0 pts
No
Mar
Holding
How did the judge decide the case? (ie: What was the judge’s answer to the issue,
and did the judge affirm or reverse the lower court’s case?)
20 pts
Full
Marks
0 pts
No
Mar
20 pts
Full
Marks
0 pts
No
Mar
Reason
Properly summarize the judge’s reasoning behind his or her decision.