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2 Jailhouse Law. Manual [i] (1984-1985)

handle is hein.journals/jllwman2 and id is 1 raw text is: COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW vol. 16, no. 1 Fall, 1984 vol. 16, no. 2 Spring, 1985 CONTENTS A JAILHOUSE LAWYER'S MANUAL Part I. What The Manual Is And How To Use It Chapter 1. Introduction .................................... 3 Chapter 2. How to Use the Manual A . General Com m ents ................................. 5 B. How to Use the Manual to Learn About the Law ..... 7 C. How to Use the Manual When Filing a Lawsuit ....... 8 D. The Lawfulness of Your Conviction .................. 9 E. Additional Advice for Jailhouse Lawyers ............. 9 F. M iscellaneous ...................................... 11 Part 1I. Learning What Your Rights Are Chapter 3. An Introduction to Legal Research A . Introduction ....................................... 15 B. An Overview of the Court System and Its Relationship to Effective Research and Brief-Writing ............... 16 C. Where to Find Legal Arguments To Convince a Judge. 20 D . Sum m ary .......................................... 34 E. Other Ways to Learn About Legal Research .......... 35 Chapter 4. Your Right to Learn About the Law: Jailhouse Lawyers and Law Libraries A . Introduction ....................................... 37 B. The Right to Inmate Assistance ...................... 38 C. The Right to a Law Library ......................... 40 D. The Right to Prepare Legal Papers ................... 43 E . Lim itations ........................................ 44 F . C onclusion ......................................... 45 A ppendix A ....................................... 46 A ppendix B ........................................ 54

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