Oklahoma Appellate Courts and Secondary Authority

Posted: 22 Sep 2016

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Lee F. Peoples

Oklahoma City University - School of Law

Date Written: September 19, 2016

Abstract

This study explores the use of secondary authority by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Opinions from the years 1976, 1996, and 2016 were examined and analyzed for their use of secondary authority. Citations to treatises, law reviews, Restatements, non-law dictionaries, and other non-legal secondary sources are analyzed in-depth. The study considers the impact of computer assisted legal research on the courts’ citation practices. The study includes suggestions for Oklahoma appellate practitioners based on the citation patterns of the courts over the past four decades. This study is currently in process. A pre-publication copy will be made available in the future.

Keywords: citation study, sister appellate courts, secondary authority

Suggested Citation

Peoples, Lee F., Oklahoma Appellate Courts and Secondary Authority (September 19, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2841005

Lee F. Peoples (Contact Author)

Oklahoma City University - School of Law ( email )

800 N Harvey
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
United States

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