tips on legal research please

[Bud-Boy]

how do I look up these two cases? where, what do I look for etc..
basically, I've never done this so slow and simple for the nubie pls...

My attorneys assistant gave me these references,
said they might be helpful to my issue w court restricting my 215

people vs Brian Clifford Beaty Janruary 28, 2010
*181 cal. app. 4th 644

People vs tilehkooh
113 cal. appp. 4th 1433

 

[kmk420kali]

how do I look up these two cases? where, what do I look for etc..
basically, I've never done this so slow and simple for the nubie pls...

My attorneys assistant gave me these references,
said they might be helpful to my issue w court restricting my 215

people vs Brian Clifford Beaty Janruary 28, 2010
*181 cal. app. 4th 644

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...DNrjXS&sig=AHIEtbS5op_FXJEMxgytZ19o-XkGzTgEzw

People vs tilehkooh
113 cal. appp. 4th 1433

http://www.chrisconrad.com/expert.witness/tilehkooh.htm

Just type what you are looking for into Google--

 

[Bud-Boy]

I hate to sound like one of the "tell me how to" instead of diggin in myself
but I did google yesterday for a bit
I didnt find any of that
I consider myself a decent researcher too....

Either way,
THANK YOU!!

 

[Bud-Boy]

Is there an "easy" way to stay current on newly emerging case laws regarding 215?

 

[kmk420kali]

Is there an "easy" way to stay current on newly emerging case laws regarding 215?

You can check NORML and ASA daily, that is prolly the easiest--
http://norml.org/
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/

Just look around on those, all kinds of good info--

 

[rick shaw]

Use Nexis Lexis it is what legal eagles use.

 

[biteme]

i dont think nexus is available to the general public? most of those legal services (ie west law and kin) charge a monthly fee for usage.

what i believe i am looking at is appellate case law out of the state of california and even though i live in midwest usa, procedures are similar.

what you want to do is "shepardise" those 2 rulings and see what they tell you as well as other new law hinged on those rulings. the name shepard comes from a fellow who came up with a system of notes and abbreviations basically so that one can look up all subsequent law and rulings that refer to the two cases you have mentioned. it sounds more difficult than it is. tedious is a better term and one reason i have never been fond of the study of law. peace-biteme