What are pincites, pinpoints, or jump legal references?
Answer
Background:
A citation may include a jump, pinpoint, or pincite to make it easier for the reader to find quoted material or specific discussion within the legal source.
Examples:
If you are referring to a citation generally or for background support, you will not use a pinpoint citation. The first time a case is mentioned in the text, include a full citation.
However, if you are quoting wording from a specific page within a case,for example, include the pinpoint citation by including a comma and the pinpoint location after the first page of the reporter number.
- The court concluded “there must be a narrowly drawn authority to permit a reasonable search for weapons for the protection of the police officer, where he has reason to believe that he is dealing with an armed and dangerous individual, regardless of whether he has probable cause to arrest the individual for a crime.” Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 27 (1968).
See Indigo Book Rule 15.1 for more information for pinpoint citations for cases.
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