Appellate Practice
Nov. 7, 2001
Legal Roadmap
An effective introduction is essential to any appellate brief. California's rules do not require a brief to contain a formal statement of issues presented. The introduction serves this function. It frames the issues presented and provides the court with a legal roadmap for resolving those issues. In the space of a few paragraphs, the introduction tells the court what it must, and how it should, decide.
By Mitchell C. Tilner
An effective introduction is essential to any appellate brief. California's rules do not require a brief to contain a formal statement of issues presented. The introduction serves this function. It frames the issues presented and provides the court with a legal roadmap for resolving those issues....
An effective introduction is essential to any appellate brief. California's rules do not require a brief to contain a formal statement of issues presented. The introduction serves this function. It frames the issues presented and provides the court with a legal roadmap for resolving those issues....
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