How are precedents used in majority opinions and dissents?
a. to review the decisions of lower courts on the same case, and to
then either refute or support those previous decisions
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b. to support an argument by showing that because other courts
have made similar decisions, the decision in the current case must
be logical
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c. to retry defendants of a case by looking for a different angle in
which to incriminate them
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d. to write a thorough summary of a case by delineating all the facts
and circumstances surrounding the case