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For purposes of understanding case law, a per curiam opinion is an _______________________.
  1. Opinion issued by a panel hearing an appeal in which all judges on the panel agreed with the decision and the reasoning for the decision.
  2. Opinion issued by an appellate panel that cured all procedural defects before issuing the opinion.
  3. Opinion issued by a panel hearing an appeal that does not identify the judge who authored the opinion.
  4. Opinion issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel that agrees with the decision reached by the majority, but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority.
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Answer: C - Opinion issued by a panel hearing an appeal that does not identify the judge who authored the opinion. “[P]er curiam opinion. An opinion handed down by an appellate court without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion.” Black’s Law Dictionary 502, 503 (2d Pocket Ed. 2001).
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