• Tennessee v. Garner (1985)

Overview: This activity will allow you to organize the appeals process in a judicial case.

Prompt: Create a chart that maps the appeals process within a case selected from the list below. Details from each case can be found on the Supreme Court
Opinions page. Include a timeline of the appeals process, and describe the facts of the appeal and the outcome at each stage. How did the outcome change as
process unfolded?

 Tennessee v. Garner (1985)
 Maryland v. Kulbicki (2015)
 Ohio v. Clark (2015)

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Timeline: Create a timeline of the appeals process.
II. Facts: Describe the facts of the appeals.

III. Outcome: Explain the outcome at each stage.
IV. Change: Evaluate how the outcomes changed as the process unfolded.

Guidelines for Submission: Your chart must be submitted with at least two sources cited in APA format. Submit your file in one of the following formats: DOC,
DOCX, XLS, or PDF.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Timeline Meets “Proficient” criteria and

includes specific details
Creates a timeline of the
appeals process

Creates a timeline of the
appeals process, but is
inaccurate and/or missing
details

Does not create a timeline of
the appeals process

20

Facts Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes rich descriptions

Describes the facts of the
appeals

Describes the facts of the
appeals, but is inaccurate
and/or missing details

Does not describe the facts of
the appeals

20

Outcome Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes scholarly sources as
support

Explains the outcome at each
stage of appeal

Explains the outcome at each
stage of appeal, but is
inaccurate and/or missing
details

Does not explain the outcome
at each stage of appeal

25

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx

Change Meets “Proficient” criteria and
includes scholarly sources as
support

Evaluates how the outcomes
changed as the process
unfolded

Evaluates how the outcomes
changed as the process
unfolded, but is inaccurate
and/or missing details

Does not evaluate how the
outcomes changed as the
process unfolded

25

Articulation of
Response

Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-to-
read format

Submission has no major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent
understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%

CJ 560 Module Five Activity Guidelines and Rubric